How to find your wireless network password

8:30:00 PM Mahesh Kumar Yadav 0 Comments

Find your password on a Windows PC

If you have a computer running Windows that is connected to your wireless network, you can find the password by doing the following:

Windows 10: Find your password

Step 1:       Go to Start      , and select Settings > Network & Internet.

Step 2:       Select the network you want to connect to, and select Connect.

Step 3:       In the search box, enter view network connections, and in the search results, select View network connections.

Step 4:       In Network Connections, press and hold (or right-click) the network name, and select Status  Wireless Properties.

     Step 5:       Select the Security tab, and select Show characters.

The password for the wireless network is displayed in the Network security key field.

Windows 8.1: Find your password

    Step 1:        Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and tap Settings.

(If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and click Settings.)

Step 2:     Tap or click the network icon (      or    ) for the network you want to connect to, and tap or click Connect

Step 3:       Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and tap or click Search.     

     Step 4:       In the search box, enter view network connections, and in the search results tap or    click View network connections.

Step 5:       In the Network Connections window, press and hold or right-click the network name, and tap or click Status.

Step 6:       Tap or click the Wireless Properties button.

Step 7:       Tap or click the Security tab, and tap or click the Show characters check box.

Step 8:       The password for the wireless network is displayed in the Network security key field.

Windows 8: Find your password

Step 1:       From the Start screen, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and tap Settings.

(If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and click Settings.)

Step 2:       Tap or click the wireless network (     )

Step 3:       Tap and hold or right click on a wireless network name, and choose View connection properties.

Step 4:       Select Show characters to see the wireless network password.

Windows 7: Find your password

Step 1:       Click the wireless network icon on the task-bar (lower-right corner).

Step 2:       Right-click your wireless network name, and select Properties.

Step 3:       Select Show characters to see the wireless network password.

Find Wi-Fi password using command

If you are more the type-type type, you will prefer the netsh command anyway. This method allows you to find not only the Wi-Fi password of your current connection but also that of previous connections. The syntax of the command looks like this:

netsh wlan show profile name="ConnectionName" key=clear

Finding Wi-Fi password on the command line with netsh

Notice that you only need the quotation marks for the connection name (profile name) when the name contains a blank. You can find the password in the Security settings section next to Key Content.

To get a list of your previous Wi-Fi connections, type this command:

netsh wlan show profiles

Find your password on your router’s configuration webpage

If you have a computer that can connect to the Internet, you can find the password by doing the following:

Step 1:      Open a web browser.

Step 2:      Enter the IP address for your wireless router into the search bar (for example, 192.168.1.1). Look for your router’s default IP address in your router documentation or online.

Step 3:      Enter the user name and password to open your router’s configuration webpage. Most router documentation includes the default user name and password.

Step 4:      On the configuration webpage, look for a wireless or wireless settings option.

Step 5:      Look for a security or wireless encryption setting. The security key (sometimes called a network key, a pass phrase, or a network password) should be listed nearby.

Note

Different router manufacturers have different settings pages. If you can't find the wireless security key, contact the router manufacturer.