How to check the Wi-Fi password on your computer [Windows 11/10]

Hasnain Zaidi

Windows 11/10 operating system

Method 1: Check the Wi-Fi password via Network & Internet settings

Please connect to Wi-Fi that you want to check the password, then right-click the [Network] icon① on the taskbar and select [Network and Internet settings]②.
Select [Advanced network settings]③.
Under Related settings, select [More network adapter options]④.
Choose the connected Wi-Fi network⑤, then select [View status of this connection]⑥.
Select [Wireless Properties]⑦.
On the [Security] tab of Wireless Network Properties⑧, check the box [Show characters]⑨, you will find the Wi-Fi password in the Network security key field.

In the Command Prompt window, type the command
For Windows 11
```
Netsh wlan show profile name=”Wi-F name” key=clear
```
For Windows 10
```
Netsh wlan show profile name=”Wi-F name” key=clear
```
and then press Enter key.
Fox example: Netsh wlan show profile name=”WLAN2_5G2” key=clear, WLAN2_5G2 is a Wi-Fi name that has been connected currently.
You can find the Wi-Fi password in the [Key Content] field of Security settings④.
If you want to check all Wi-Fi passwords the computer has ever connected, you can use the following command. Press Enter key after typing this command, you will find the passwords for each Wi-Fi.
For Windows 11
```
for /f "skip=9 tokens=1,2 delims=:" %i in ('netsh wlan show profiles') do @echo %j | findstr -i -v echo | netsh wlan show profiles %j key=clear
```
For Windows 10
```
Netsh wlan show profile name=”Wi-F name” key=clear
```