{"id":22748,"date":"2021-12-27T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=22748"},"modified":"2021-12-27T09:36:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T14:36:00","slug":"three-easy-ways-to-find-your-wireless-password-in-windows-10-and-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/three-easy-ways-to-find-your-wireless-password-in-windows-10-and-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Easy Ways to Find Your Wireless Password in Windows 10 and Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Three Easy Ways to Find Your Wireless Password in Windows 10 and Windows 11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It’s been a year since showed you how to find your wireless network password(s). Christmas has come and gone, and many of you got a new computer, a new tablet, a new smartphone, a smart thermostat, an Amazon Firestick, a Roku player, a smart TV, or another internet-connected device that requires you to enter your Wi-Fi password.<\/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

So, today, we’re going to refresh your memory and show you how to find your Wi-Fi password(s).\u00a0<\/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 three easy ways to find your Wi-Fi passwords. All of the methods shown on this page work on Windows 10 and Windows 11<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Method #1: Use the Control Panel to Find Your Wireless Password(s)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Type CONTROL in the Taskbar search<\/span>
\nPress Enter when Control Panel appears in the search results<\/span>
\nClick Network and Sharing Center (in Control Panel)<\/span>
\nFrom the menu on the left, choose “Change adapter options”\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

Click on \u201cChange adapter options\u201d (see above). And you\u2019ll see the \u201cNetwork Connections\u201d dialog appear (see below):<\/span><\/p>\n

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Right-click on the Wi-Fi connection you normally use 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

Method #2: Use a command prompt to find your wireless password.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Method #3: Use Nirsoft’s Free WirelessKeyView<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You can download Nirsoft’s free WirelessKeyView to view your Wi-Fi passwords. Get more info here.<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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