How To Find WiFi Password in Windows 11.

Recently I bought a new laptop for my personal work and when I try to connect it from my home WiFi network I realize that I need to remember my WiFi password. For some time after struggling, I found some methods to find saved WiFi passwords from my previous Windows laptop. That day I also found that Windows stores all the WiFi passwords which has been used in the past to connect your device to the Internet. 

In this article, I am sharing two methods to find WiFi passwords on Windows and you can choose one based on your connivance.

Find WiFi Password on Windows Using Settings.

This is the simple and straightforward way to find WiFi passwords using Windows settings without using any third-party tool.

Step 1: Press "Windows key + I" to open Settings.

Step 2: Navigate to "Network & Internet" and select "WiFi" from the left pane. 

Step 3: Click on "Manage known networks."

Step 4: Choose your WiFi network, and under "Properties," you'll find the Network security key (password).

I hope you know where to go in your laptop to search all old WiFi passwords but make sure you have administrative privileges on the laptop and always double-check the network for security. Never connect your working or personal laptop to any unknown WiFi network. 

Find WiFi Password Using Command Prompt.

I am a tech-savvy person and I use Windows CMD and PowerShell a lot for many professional and personal work. I also find another method to fetch saved WiFi passwords from Windows CMD. Let's learn how to do that:

Step 1: Press "Windows key + X" on your keyboard. From the menu that appears, select "Command Prompt (Admin)" or "PowerShell (Admin)." This is crucial as administrative privileges are required for the following commands.

Step 2: Once the Command Prompt with administrative privileges is open, type the following command and press Enter. 

netsh wlan show profiles

This command will display a list of all WiFi profiles saved on your Windows laptop.

Step 3: Scroll through the list and identify your specific WiFi network name under the "User profiles" section.

Step 4: To reveal the password for a specific WiFi network, use the following command and press Enter. Replace "YOUR_NETWORK_NAME" with the actual name of your WiFi network (as identified in step 3).

netsh wlan show profile name="YOUR_NETWORK_NAME" key=clear

Step 5: This command will provide detailed information about the selected WiFi network, including the "Key Content," which is the WiFi password.

Both above methods to find WiFi passwords are efficient and simple. I personally choose CMD to fetch WiFi passwords because it gives me more insights into my network configurations.