How to View Saved Wi-Fi Passwords via CMD

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This tutorial shows you how to view saved wireless network passwords on a Windows system using Command Prompt.

Requirements​

  • A Windows system
  • Administrator access
  • The Wi-Fi network must have been connected to at least once before

Step 1: Open Command Prompt as Administrator​

  1. Press Start, type cmd
  2. Right-click Command Prompt
  3. Select Run as administrator

Step 2: List All Saved Wi-Fi Profiles​

Enter the following command:
Code:
netsh wlan show profiles

This will show all wireless network profiles saved on your PC.

Step 3: View Password for a Specific Network​

Replace WiFiName with the name of the network (from Step 2):

Code:
netsh wlan show profile name="WiFiName" key=clear

Scroll to the section labeled:
Key Content:

This shows the saved Wi-Fi password in plain text.

Example​

Code:
netsh wlan show profile name="HomeNetwork" key=clear

You will see something like:
Key Content: mysecurepassword123

 

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