How to find wifi password on windows 7

It is a good practice to keep a strong password, but if you haven’t kept it written somewhere safe, chances are, you yourself are going to forget it.

If that happens, you are going to have tough time finding. Surely, you can login to your router and find the password, only said it and set another password. But here is an easier alternative to view password of your Wi-Fi saved on your PC.

If you have already connected your PC to your Wi-Fi, this method is going to be a blessing in disguise.

To view the saved password on your Windows machine in you need to right click on the Wi-Fi icon in the system tray on the bottom right hand side then choose open Network and sharing centre

Then click on change adaptor settings in the left hand menu

Then find the Wi-Fi icon and click on it then choose status from the options appear in popup window

This brings the Wi-Fi status dialogue very can see some basic information about your wireless network connection

You need to click on the Wireless properties button and then click on the Security tab

Check the box to Show characters in the Network security key input field. It is password of your Wi-Fi.

Note: This could be the password of the Wi-Fi you are connected with. Read further to find out the password for the Wi-Fi password you have connected to in the past.

Find out the Saved Wi-Fi password in Windows 7

Open Network and sharing centre and then click on Manage wireless network.

You will get the list of all the Wi-Fi network your computer has ever been connected to. Double click on the one you want to find the password for.

It will open a, dialogue box showing you information about that wireless network. Click on the Security tab, then check the Show characters option, to see the text in the Network security key input field.

Find out the Saved Wi-Fi password in Windows 8 & Windows 10

Finding the Wi-Fi password in Windows 8 is a little tricky, it requires you to use command prompt. Simply follow the steps and the commands and you will get to know the password of the desired Wifi network.

Go to start, type CMD which will open the command prompt. Type the following command.

netsh wlan show profiles

You will find all the wireless profiles under user profiles in the name of the Wi-Fi network is on the right hand side.

You can type in the following command to find out the password for the desired user profile.

netsh wlan show profile name=profilename key=clear

*Replace the profilename with the actual profile name shown in your Computer.

After typing in the command, you will be able to see the information.

The Wifi password would be on the right column, in front of Key Content, Under security settings section.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to find Wifi Password in Windows. WiFi passwords or security keys are not always easy to remember no matter whether it is of our own home network, public Wi-Fi or friends WLAN router. Wireless Fidelity connectivity allows us to move easily around, stay connected with the Internet and all that without the junk of wires. Today we are going to share how you can know see or find WiFi password in Windows 7, 8, 10, XP operating system. This tutorial is not about hacking, finding someone WiFi password. This tutorial will guide you on “how you can find WiFi password of others after connecting or already connected and used Wi-Fi networks in case you lost”. If you forgot you Wireless network password you would not be able to share it with your friends, relatives etc.

There are several methods to find / Check WiFi passwords of existing networks. But the first method we want to share is common and easy for all Windows, Linux, MAC, Android, iPhone platforms. Whenever you get connected to any Internet network you get an IP (Internet Protocol) which keeps on varying time to time as it is logical address while the MAC address of your computer / laptop / notebook / netbook  always remains the same. The steps will remain same for Airtel broadband, BSNL LAN, Connect, Dreamtel, Tikona (India), SSE, Plusnet, EE, TalTalk, Excite, Sky, BT, Virgin (UK / United Kingdom), iiNet Australia, Comcast, AT&T, Time Warner Cable, Verizon, CenturyLink, Charter, Cox, Cable Vison, Frontier, Suddenlink, Windstream, Mediacom USA.

The most used and recommended way to encrypt wireless network is using WPA2-PSK AES security mode which allows you to set 8-63 ASCII or 64 hex characters password. Also check how to find wifi password in iPhone.

Know Find WiFi password using ADSL router /Modem

First, you need to connect you PC with the respected ADSL / ADSL2+ WiFi Network, then follow the below steps to know your WiFi password:

• Type routers IP address in the Web Browser (192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 mostly) (check your modem id address)
• It might ask for user name & password : both of which would be either “password” or “admin”
• DSL Modem Router interface will open
• Open Wireless Settings > Security
• Here you will find Password / Security Key of your WiFi / Wireless network
• Check “Display Key” to show the wifi password

IP Address of Different routers/modems:

You can also check default access IP address of a Modem using  CMD by typing “ipconfig”. You Will see the Default Gateway IPS on the screen which is your default IP for the Modem.

• Go to Start Menu and Select Control Panel or Settings
• Click on Network and Internet >> Network & Sharing Center >> Change Adapter Setting
• Right click on the Network you want to connect and select Connect
• Now Go to Control Panel >  Network and Internet > Network Connections OR Simply search for “view network connections”
• Right Click on the respected Network and Select STATUS
• A new small window will Pop-up, click on Wireless Properties Button
• Select the Security TAB and select Show characters
• The Network Security Key Field show the password of your WiFi network connection

OR

• Click on the Wireless Network icon on lower-right corner of the taskbar
• Right-click on the Network Name and Select Properties
• Switch to the Security TAB and select Show characters
• You will see the password for your WiFi

See Wireless network password Using command Prompt (CMD)

• Open CMD as administrator
• Type : netsh wlan show profile name=”KNOW REVIEW TIPS” key=clear
• REPLACE “Know Review Tips” with your SSID name
• Key Content field will display your WLAN password

The fourth method is to reset the Wireless ADSL Modem router by pressing  WPS/Reset button for more than 10 seconds. But method will wipe all your broadband user name, password and other configurations, so do it at your own risk.

We hope now you can easily find your WiFi network password from your computer, laptop running Windows 10, 7 , 8 operating system.

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