Find Wi-Fi Password on Laptop |Using CMD | Settings App | Network Settings |2024

Windows 11 offers multiple ways to recover or view your saved Wi-Fi passwords.

Find WiFi Password on your Laptop

Looking to Retrieve a WiFi Password on your Laptop? Whether you’ve forgotten the WiFi password or simply need to retrieve it for troubleshooting purposes, Windows 11 offers several straightforward methods to help you view saved WiFi passwords. In this guide, we’ll walk you through four simple steps to find WiFi passwords on your Windows 11 laptop.

How to Retrieve a WiFi Password

Find WiFi Password using Settings

1. Open Settings: Click on the Start menu, then select Settings (gear icon).
2. Navigate to Network & Internet: Inside Settings, choose Network & internet.
3. Select Wi-Fi: Click on the Wi-Fi tab from the left-hand menu.
4. Manage known networks: Scroll down and click on “Manage known networks.”
5. Choose the network: Find the WiFi network whose password you want to retrieve and click on it.
6. View password: Click on the View button next to the View Wi-Fi security key option to reveal your Wi-Fi password in a pop-up window.

see the Wi-Fi password using Settings

Find WiFi Password using Network Settings

1. Open control panel -> Click on Network and Internet
2. Select Network and Sharing Center, Click on the Change adapter settings option to open the Network Connections window.
3. Right-click on Active network adapter select status, Wireless properties button on the Wi-Fi Status pop-up window.

Wireless Properties

Navigate to the Security tab and toggle the Show characters checkbox to view your Wifi password.

show wifi password

Find WiFi Password using Command Prompt (cmd)

1. Open Command Prompt: Press Win + X and choose Command Prompt (Admin) from the Power User menu.
2. Run netsh command: Type command netsh wlan show profiles and press Enter.
3. Select network: Identify the WiFi network profile for which you want to view the password and type the following command (replace “NETWORK_NAME” with the actual network name):

netsh wlan show profile name=”NETWORK_NAME” key=clear

Look for the “Key Content” field in the output to find the WiFi password.

Find WiFi Password on Router WiFi Settings

1. Access Router Settings: Open a web browser and enter your router’s IP address in the address bar. Log in with your router’s username and password.
2. Navigate to Wireless settings: Find the Wireless or WiFi settings section in your router’s admin interface.
3. View network details: Look for the list of connected devices or wireless networks. Find the network name (SSID) corresponding to the WiFi network whose password you want to retrieve.
4. Retrieve password: Once you’ve located the network, the password should be displayed either in plaintext or as a hidden field that you can reveal.