{"id":8806,"date":"2019-08-30T10:43:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T10:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=8806"},"modified":"2021-11-25T06:35:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T06:35:43","slug":"4-methods-to-find-and-view-saved-wi-fi-passwords-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/4-methods-to-find-and-view-saved-wi-fi-passwords-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Methods to Find\/View Saved Wi-Fi Passwords on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI forgot my wifi password and is there an easy way to find out the saved Wi-Fi password on my Windows 10 computer?\u201d In this tutorial, we will share you <strong>4 methods to find and view saved Wi-Fi password on Windows 10 computer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#method1\">Method 1: One-Click to See All Saved Wi-Fi passwords<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#method2\">Method 2: Find Wi-Fi Password of the Current Network Connection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#method3\">Method 3: Find Saved Wi-Fi Password through Command Prompt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#method4\">Method 4:\u00a0 View All Wireless Network Passwords on Windows PowerShell<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"method1\">Method 1: One-Click to See All Saved Wi-Fi passwords<\/h2>\n<p>If your Windows computer has connected the wireless network and saved the password, you can see all saved Wifi passwords in one click with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/wifi-password-genius\/\"><strong>WiFi Password Genius<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>WiFi Password Genius is a powerful tool that can help you retrieve all wireless network security passwords stored in Windows 10\/8\/7. You just need to launch the software and get the Wi-Fi password listed on the interface. It is also possible for you to save the password into a text file.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/downloads-v2016\/isunshare-wifi-password-genius.exe\"> Download and install WiFi Password Genius<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Get the passwords for your previous wireless network. You can view it clearly here with all details.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"367\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/one-click-to-recover-all-wifi-passwords-on-windows-10.jpg\" alt=\"recover all wifi passwords on Windows 10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/one-click-to-recover-all-wifi-passwords-on-windows-10.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/one-click-to-recover-all-wifi-passwords-on-windows-10-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"method2\">Method 2: Find Wi-Fi Password of the Current Network Connection<\/h2>\n<p>If your current computer is connected to the wireless network, you are not the administrator of the, but you want to know what exactly the password is, you can follow this way to view the Wi-Fi password in Wireless Properties setting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> There are two options for you to access Wireless Properties setting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 1:<\/strong> Press the Windows Key and R key to start the Run box. Then, enter ncpa.cpl and click the OK button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"194\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/start-run-box.jpg\" alt=\"start run box and enter ncpa.cpl \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/start-run-box.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/start-run-box-300x124.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you are in the Network Connections window, directly click your wireless network connection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"218\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wifi-in-network-connection.jpg\" alt=\"wifi in Network connection\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wifi-in-network-connection.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wifi-in-network-connection-300x109.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 2: <\/strong>Open Control Panel and choose Network and Internet. After that, choose Network and Sharing Center. Then you can see your wifi network and click on it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"231\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/get-wifi-network-in-network-and-sharing-center.jpg\" alt=\"get wifi network in network and sharing center\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/get-wifi-network-in-network-and-sharing-center.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/get-wifi-network-in-network-and-sharing-center-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> In the Wi-Fi status, you can click the Wireless Properties button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/click-wireless-properties.jpg\" alt=\"click wireless properties\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/click-wireless-properties.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/click-wireless-properties-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Then, you need to go to the Security tab, tick the Show characters option and you will see the password immediately.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/find-saved-wifi-password-on-windows-10.jpg\" alt=\"find saved wifi password in wireless properties\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/find-saved-wifi-password-on-windows-10.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/find-saved-wifi-password-on-windows-10-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"method3\">Method 3: Find Saved Wi-Fi Password through Command Prompt<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10\/2-ways-to-run-command-prompt-as-administrator-in-win-10.html\">Run Command Prompt as an administrator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"336\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/run-command-prompt-as-administrator.jpg\" alt=\"run command prompt as administrator\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/run-command-prompt-as-administrator.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/run-command-prompt-as-administrator-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> In the command prompt, you need to enter the following command:<em> netsh wlan show profiles<\/em> to get your Wi-Fi name.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/use-command-line-to-find-your-wifi-profile.jpg\" alt=\"use command line to find your wifi profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/use-command-line-to-find-your-wifi-profile.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/use-command-line-to-find-your-wifi-profile-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Enter the following demand: <em>netsh wlan show profile name= Profile-Name key= clear<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Here the Profile-Name should be your Wi-Fi name. And you will get the key (password) soon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/find-your-saved-wifi-password-using-cmd.jpg\" alt=\"find your wifi password using cmd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/find-your-saved-wifi-password-using-cmd.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/find-your-saved-wifi-password-using-cmd-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"method4\">Method 4:\u00a0 View All Wireless Network Passwords on Windows PowerShell<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Run Windows PowerShell as administrator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Execute: <em>netsh wlan show profiles<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: Continue to run the following demand: <em>netsh wlan show profile name =\u201dWi-Fi-name\u201d key =clear<\/em>.\u00a0 You need to use your real Wi-Fi name to instead the text &#8220;Wi-Fi-name\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"292\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/find-wifi-password-via-windows-powershell.jpg\" alt=\"find your wifi password via windows powershell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/find-wifi-password-via-windows-powershell.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/find-wifi-password-via-windows-powershell-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a video tutorial to guide you view the WiFi password on Windows computer: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qdzy1bzaSVk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qdzy1bzaSVk<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/computer\/retrieve-wireless-network-password-on-windows-if-forgot-it.html\">3 Steps to Retrieve Wireless Network Password If Forgot It<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10\/change-network-from-public-to-private-in-windows-10.html\">How to Change Network from Publish to Private in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10\/change-network-connection-priority-in-windows-10.html\">How to Change Network Connection Priority in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10\/3-ways-to-solve-failed-wifi-hotspot-connection-in-win-10.html\">3 Ways to Solve Failed Wi-Fi Hotspot Connection in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI forgot my wifi password and is there an easy way to find out the saved Wi-Fi password&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[214,156],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer","category-windows-10"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8806"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125374,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8806\/revisions\/125374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}