Find out the password for all Wi-Fi networks saved on Windows 10
If you use a laptop in different places on the go, you've probably connected to more than one wireless network throughout your time. Many laptop users always prefer Wi-Fi connectivity instead of an Ethernet cable, as it is a more streamlined technology for unrestricted mobility.
However, there are times when you may want to reconnect to a Wi-Fi network that you have already used, but the problem is that you do not remember the Wi-Fi password so that you can connect to it again on the same device or on another device, such as your smartphone. If you're using Windows on this laptop, that's lucky.
Windows stores all the passwords used to connect to any Wi-Fi network on the device. In this article, we will show you in more than one way how to easily pull these memorized words. Let's get started straight....
Method One: Use the WirelessKeyView tool
You can view passwords for saved Wi-Fi networks that have been connected before using the built-in Windows command prompt, but because the habit of handling commands is rather complicated, we suggest you use the free WirelessKeyView tool.
It is a very simple tool; its size is light, and you don't even need to install it to use - just download it from the official website and then unzip the folder and double-click the playback file.
Once you launch WirelessKeyView on your laptop, you'll see the main interface with a list of saved Wi-Fi network names and passwords stored in Windows. This is in addition to some additional information, for example, the date and time of connection to this network.
Generally, look under the "Network Name" column for the name of the Wi-Fi network - or its SSID. To find the password associated with this network, follow the same row until you reach the "Key (Ascii" column and there you will find the password you must type to connect to that wireless network either on the same laptop or any other device.
Note that with the WirelessKeyView tool, you can also save a backup of this information. To do this, press the File drop-down menu and then click on the "Save All Items" option. You'll then get a text file with this information, so you can take it with you to your new computer or store it for any time later.
Method Two: Use Command Prompt in Windows
As you probably know, the Windows Control Panel lets you see the password of the Wi-Fi network you are currently connected to. But if you want to know the password for all saved Wi-Fi networks, and at the same time you don't want to use third-party tools as we explained in the first method, all you have to do is use the commands to discover this information.
All you have to do at first is open Command Prompt or PowerShell in Windows. To do this, right-click the Start button on the taskbar. Alternatively, press the Win key + X together on the keyboard, then from the menu that will appear click on "PowerShell".
Once the Command Prompt window appears, type the following command and press Enter to see a list of all networks saved on the device:
netsh wlan show profiles
Now find the name of the network you need to know the password associated with, and then execute the following command, replacing "NETWORK" with the name of that network as displayed at the bottom of the User profiles list after you executed the previous command:
netsh wlan show profile name="NETWORK" key=clear
After modifying the attached command and pressing the Enter button, some information about this network will be loaded. Now just look at the bottom of the "Security Settings" section where you should find the "Key Content" password for the Wi-Fi network.
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