How to Find Wifi Password on Windows 10

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Sometimes a friend may ask you to share a WiFi password or perhaps you need to connect to your other windows PC. It is possible to find a WiFi password from a connected PC if you can’t remember it.

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After you find the WiFi password from a connected Windows 10 computer, you can use it on any other PC or device to connect to your Wi-Fi network.

Read Also: How to change WiFi password on windows 10

To find a WiFi password on windows 10, follow the procedures below:-

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How to Find WiFi password windows 10

  1. Get a windows PC that’s connected to WiFi and select Start button
Find WiFi password windows 10
STEP 1: Click the Start button

2. Then select Settings icon and the Windows Settings window will open up.

select Settings icon and Windows Settings window
STEP 2: Click settings

3. Under the windows settings window, select Network & internet

How to Find WiFi password windows 10
STEP 3: Select Network & Internet

4. Navigate to Status and then click Network and sharing center

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STEP 4: Navigate to Status and then click Network and sharing center

5. In Network and Sharing Center, next to Connections, select your Wi-Fi network name.

select your Wi-Fi network name.

6. Under Wi-Fi status, select wireless properties.

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7. In Wireless Network Properties, select the Security tab, then select the Show characters check box.
You’ll find your Wi-Fi network password displayed in the Network security key box.

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After finding your Wi-Fi password, you can now connect to any other device or PC. Just go to Network and internet sharing icon and select your WiFi network name, enter your WiFi password and click connect.

How to find WiFi password windows 8.1 or 7

If you’re using any of Windows 8.1 or 7, you can also find WiFi password by checking any of the windows PC connected to your WiFi, to do this follow the steps below:-

  1. On windows 8.1 or windows 7, navigate to search bar, enter & select Network & Internet from the list of results > Go to select Network and Sharing Center . You can also learn which version of windows you’re using from  Which Windows operating system am I running?
  1. In Network and Sharing Center, next to Connections, select your Wi-Fi network name.
  2. Go to Wi-Fi Status and select Wireless properties
  1. In Wireless Network Properties, select the Security tab, then select the Show characters check box.
    Your Wi-Fi network password is displayed in the Network security key box.

Find Ethernet password on windows 10

To find an Ethernet password on windows 10 is almost similar to finding a Wi-Fi password. This is how you can find ethernet passwords on windows 8.1, 7 & 10:-

For Windows 10:-

  1. Select Start ( Windows key button ) click Settings > Navigate to Status , then click Network and sharing center
  2. Next to Connections, select your Wi-Fi network name.
  3. Under Wi-Fi status , select wireless properties
  1. select the Security tab, then select the Show characters check box . You’ll be able to find your Ethernet password on windows 10.

For Windows 8.1 or 7:-

  1. Go to Search bar enter & select Network & internet  > Network and sharing center .
  2. Select Wi-Fi network name > Go to Wi-Fi status and select Wireless Properties .
  3. Select Security tab > Click Show Characters . With that you’ll be able to find ethernet password for your windows 8.1 or 7.