Easy Ways to View Saved WiFi Password in Windows 10

 There are times when you want to use a wireless network on your mobile device but don't have a password. In such situations, there are two ways to retrieve this password. The only criterion for this is the password should already be saved on your laptop/computer beforehand.

Let's see the two methods to retrieve the passwords in Windows 10 for Wi-Fi networks stored on your computer:

Find saved password through Network and Sharing Center

This trick that I'm going to show you is very simple and works with Windows 10, 8, 7 and even XP.

1) Click the Start button , type control panel and click on it

2) Click Network and Internet

3) Now select Network and Sharing Center in the right pane .

4) Select the active network under View your active networks and click on it

5) On the Security tab, check the Show Characters radio button

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Show WiFi Password Using Command Prompt

1) Press Windows + R keys at the same time , type cmd and press Enter .

2) In the Command Prompt window, type: netsh wlan show profile and press Enter . A list of WiFi user profiles that have been connected to your system in the past is then displayed.

3) Make a note of the network you need to view the password for by selecting 'User Profile' from the list that appears. Now enter the command prompt

a. Netsh wlan show profile name = YOURWIFINAME key = clear

Make sure to change YOUR WIFE NAME with your original Wifi name.

4) Press Enter

The password will now appear next to 'Key Content' under the 'Security Settings' heading.

The above command line works with Windows 10, 8, 7 and XP to show the password stored over WiFi.

conclusion

In today's world where we have multiple online accounts and phones, it's a bit difficult to remember all the passwords. You can use a free password manager on your Windows system.

You may forget your WiFi passwords, which is common since we don't usually change the router password regularly. Hopefully the steps given above will help you find your wifi password. If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to leave your comment below, I'll try my best to answer.