You've connected your PC to a wifi network some time ago (maybe a long time ago) and now you want to connect another device, like a laptop, tablet or a smartphone to the same wireless network.
But:
You forgot the password.
This also happened to me once and it probably happens to other people also.
Fortunately, there's an easy and quick way to look up your password and this tutorial will show you how to do this on a Microsoft Windows PC.
You've connected your PC to a wifi network some time ago (maybe a long time ago) and now you want to connect another device, like a laptop, tablet or a smartphone to the same wireless network.
But:
You forgot the password.
This also happened to me once and it probably happens to other people also.
Fortunately, there's an easy and quick way to look up your password and this tutorial will show you how to do this on a Microsoft Windows PC.
Note: You will need to replace MyNetworkName with the name of your wireless network.
The password of the WiFi network will appear at Key Content.
Find Wi-Fi Password of your Current Network with Windows Command Prompt
How to find your wifi password in Windows 7, 8.1 and 10
- Open Network and Sharing Center.
Two ways to open Network and Sharing Center:
In Windows 7 and 8, you right-click on the wireless network icon in the system tray and choose Open Network and Sharing Center
In Windows 10, you right-click on the wireless network icon in the system tray, choose Open Network & Internet settings, then you scroll down and click on Network and Sharing Center
Open Network and Sharing Center in Windows
- Click on the name of the current Wi-Fi connection.
Open Wi-Fi Connection Properties
Click on Wireless Properties.
Open the Security tab.
Under the Network security key, you check the Show characters option.
Show Network Security Key in Windows
Windows will now show you the password.