The Ultimate Hack: Revealing Your Windows 11 Wi-Fi Password in Seconds!
Discover the power of Windows 11 as it effortlessly reveals your Wi-Fi passwords Unlock the secrets of your PC and effortlessly find passwords for your current network and previously-connected networks Experience convenience like never before!
Key Takeaways
To find the password for your current Wi-Fi network, follow these steps:
1. Open the Settings app on your device.
2. Navigate to Network & Internet.
3. Select Wi-Fi from the options.
4. Choose your network from the list of available networks.
5. Go to the Properties section of your selected network.
6. Look for the Network Security Key and click on it to view the password.
To access the password for your current Wi-Fi network, follow these steps:
1. Right-click on your wireless adapter.
2. Select "Status" from the dropdown menu.
3. Go to the "Security" tab.
4. Enable the "Show Characters" box.
To retrieve passwords for previously-connected Wi-Fi networks, use the following steps:
1. Open Windows Terminal.
2. Open a Command Prompt tab.
3. Enter the command "netsh wlan show profiles" to display the network list.
4. Use the command "netsh wlan show profile name=[network name] key=clear" to find the password.
If you have ever connected to a Wi-Fi network from your Windows 11 PC, your PC has stored the password for that network. There are various methods to access these saved Wi-Fi passwords, and we will guide you through the process.
Find Password for the Current Wi-Fi Network Through the Settings App
To access the password for your current Wi-Fi network, navigate to the Settings app in Windows 11.
Begin by simultaneously pressing the Windows and i keys on your PC.
In Settings, from the left sidebar, select "Network & Internet."
On the "Network & Internet" page, click "Wi-Fi."
Click "(Your Network Name) Properties" towards the top.
Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and click "View Wi-Fi Security Key."
Your Wi-Fi security key will appear in a popup.
View Current Wi-Fi Password Through Network Settings
First, open up Start Menu and search "Network Connections." Click the "View Network Connections" result.
Windows 11 will open a "Network Connections" window. Here, right-click your wireless adapter and select "Status."
You can also access this by going to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change Adapter Settings
A "Status" window will open. Here, click the "Wireless Properties" button.
At the top of the "Wireless Network Properties" window, click the "Security" tab.
You are now on the "Security" tab where you will reveal your Wi-Fi password. To do so, beneath the "Network Security Key" field, enable the "Show Characters" box.
And instantly, the password for your currently-connected Wi-Fi network will appear in the "Network Security Key" field.
That's how you can discover the password for your existing Wi-Fi network. With this information at hand, you can proceed to link additional devices to your network or share the password with your family.
See Passwords for Previously-Connected Wi-Fi Networks
Windows 11 securely stores passwords for all the Wi-Fi networks you connect to, granting you the ability to effortlessly retrieve the password of any desired network.
Unlike the aforementioned approach, there is no graphical interface available for accomplishing this. Instead, you will need to utilize specific commands within the Windows Terminal to access the passwords of your saved networks.
To start, first, open Windows Terminal on your PC. Do this by opening the "Start" menu, searching for "Windows Terminal", and clicking it in the search results.
Make sure you have an open Command Prompt tab in Windows Terminal. If you are unsure or if there isn't one open, click the down-arrow icon at the top of the Windows Terminal window and choose "Command Prompt." If desired, you can also set Command Prompt as the default shell in Windows Terminal.
In the Command Prompt tab, type the following command and press Enter. This command displays a list of Wi-Fi networks saved on your PC.
netsh wlan show profiles
In the network list, find the Wi-Fi network for which you want to know the password. Note down the network's full name somewhere.
Type the following command in the same Command Prompt tab and press Enter. In the command, substitute "HTG" (without quotation marks) with the complete name of your Wi-Fi network.
netsh wlan show profile name="HTG" key=clear | find /I "Key Content"
In the output displayed in your Command Prompt tab, the value next to "Key Content" is your specified Wi-Fi network's password.
You're all set.
Like this, you can find saved Wi-Fi passwords on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android, too.
