How to find WiFi password in Windows 11/10

There may come a time when you may forget the password of your Wi-Fi connection. Or it may happen that your family member or office colleague has connected to the wireless connection but has forgotten to share the password with you. At such times, if you need to find the WiFi password, then you can do so via the Control Panel or by using Command Prompt, PowerShell or free tools.

How do I change WiFi password on Windows 11?

You can change both the WiFi name and WiFi password on Windows 11. To do so, you have to log in to your router configuration page by entering the username and password. In most cases, the username and password are set to admin.

Why can’t I find WiFi on Windows 11?

If you cannot find your WiFi network on Windows 11, make sure that the WiFi on your computer and your router are turned on. We also suggest you reinstall your Network adapter as the issue might be occurring due to the corrupted Network adapter. You can also run Internet Connections and Network Adapter Troubleshooters.

Find WiFi password in Windows 11/10

To find your WiFi passwords in Windows 11/10, you have the following methods:

Using Control Panel
Using Command Prompt
Using PowerShell
Using Free tools.

Let us look at these options.

1] Using Control Panel

From the WinX Menu, open Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center. Here click on the Connection WiFi link.

The WiFi Status box will open. Click on the Wireless Network Properties button. Now under the Security tab, select the Show characters check-box.

The password will be visible against the Network security key column.

2] Using Command Prompt

You can also use the command prompt to find the WiFi key. To do so, from the WinX Menu, select Command Prompt, type the following and hit Enter:

netsh wlan show profile name=YOURWIFINAME key=clear

Here, in place of YOURWIFINAME, you have to type the name of your WiFi connection.

You will then be able to see the WiFi password under Security settings > Key Content.

3] Find Wi-Fi password using PowerShell

Open an elevated PowerShell window and execute the following command:

(netsh wlan show profiles) | Select-String "\:(.+)$" | %{$network=$_.Matches.Groups[1].Value.Trim(); $_} | %{(netsh wlan show profile name="$network" key=clear)} | Select-String "Key Content\W+\:(.+)$" | %{$password=$_.Matches.Groups[1].Value.Trim(); $_} | %{[PSCustomObject]@{ NETWORK_NAME=$network;PASSWORD=$password }} | Format-Table -AutoSize

You will see all the passwords displayed.