{"id":20613,"date":"2020-12-30T08:35:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T13:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=20613"},"modified":"2020-12-30T08:35:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T13:35:56","slug":"how-to-easily-find-your-wireless-password-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/how-to-easily-find-your-wireless-password-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Easily Find Your Wireless Password in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How to Easily Find Your Wireless Password in Windows 10<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s been a while since we covered recovering wireless network passwords, but since Christmas was last week, a lot of folks got a new computer, a new tablet, a smartphone, an Amazon Fire, a smart thermostat, a Roku player, a smart TV, or other internet-connected devices, and you’re going to need to know your WiFi network password.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

And if you’re like most people, you set up your wireless network quite a while ago and you don’t remember your WiFi password.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you got a new tablet, smartphone, streaming video player, etc., or you just need to find your wireless password, we’re going to show you how the quick and easy way.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just follow these simple steps:<\/span><\/p>\n

Press Windows Key + i to open Settings (or open Settings from your start menu). Click on “Network & Internet”. In “Network & Internet” settings, look on the right side and you’ll see the following options.\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

Click on “Change adapter options” (see above). And you’ll see the “Network Connections” dialog appear (see below):<\/span><\/p>\n

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Right-click on the WiFi network you normally connect to (see image above) and then click on Status in the drop-down menu (see image below) which appears:<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the Wi-Fi Status dialog, click on the Wireless Properties button (see screenshot below):<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the Wireless Network Properties dialog, click on the Security tab at the top (see image below):<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the Wireless Network Properties Security dialog, tick the box next to “Show Characters” and your password will be shown to you unencrypted – in plain text.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And that’s all there is to it!<\/span><\/p>\n

You can also find your wireless network password using a command prompt. See our article here to learn how.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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