How To View Saved WiFi Passwords on Windows

Connecting to WIFI networks with a new device at different places might be tricky. There are a couple of possible solutions to this problem. The WiFi password for your old device should be still be saved on it. And if you have the original device with you, you can bring up the password and reuse it on a new device.

1. Please go to the Control Panel, then Network and Internet then Network and Sharing.
2. Click on the active WiFi connection in order to make a network connection.
3. Click on Wireless Properties
4. Click on the Security tab
5. Click the `Show characters` box and it will reveal your WiFi network password.

You can use this method on networks that are currently available to you. If you search for the WiFi password for a network you used to connect too, then follow these steps.

View Passwords Using Command Prompt

1. Launch Command Prompt
2. Enter “netsh wlan show profiles” to see the WiFi networks you are currently connected to.
3. Enter netsh wlan show profile name=”XXXXXXX” key=clear
4. Under Settings > Security, you can find the WiFi password.

Using Third-Party Software

You can use Command Prompt or third-party software to see your Wi-Fi password, but Command Prompt is a bit more advanced.

All you have to do is download it on your computer, install it, and start running it. The program will show you the passwords of all the wireless networks you have connected to in the past.