view the wifi password

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  1. jrjong11

    jrjong11 MDL Novice

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    I know this sounds stupid, but can anyone guide me over how to view the connected network's password on windows 10?
     
  2. TairikuOkami

    TairikuOkami MDL Expert

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  3. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    #3 Enthousiast, Nov 7, 2020
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    Run > enter "control netconnections" (without the quotations) > right click the wifi adapter > status > wireless properties > security tab > show characters
     
  4. ivankehayov

    ivankehayov MDL Novice

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    netsh wlan show profile your_wifi_connection_name key=clear
     
  5. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    It is so sad, but above works even with no admin privileges...
     
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    uffbros MDL Senior Member

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    @Enthousiast ...When I enter control networkconnections nothing happens????
     
  7. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    Use ncpa.cpl
     
  8. kaljukass

    kaljukass MDL Guru

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    Win Key + R and
    control /name Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter
    or this
    explorer.exe shell:::{8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D}
    or this
    control ncpa.cpl
    or simply (also works, at least on Windows 10)
    ncpa.cpl
     
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    Alternatively, you can run the following cmd script to echo name and key:
    (copy code and save as WIFI.cmd)

    Code:
    @echo off
    for /f "tokens=2 delims=: " %%i in ('netsh wlan show profile ^|findstr "All user profiles"') do set name=%%i
    for /f "tokens=2 delims=: " %%i in ('netsh wlan show profile name^="%Name%" key^=clear ^|findstr "Key content"') do set key=%%i
    
    echo WIFI:%name%
    echo password:%key%
    pause>nul 2>nul
    You can also redirect the output from the console to a text file if needed.