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To get the saved WiFi passwords on the system, you have to issue two commands.

Open a cmd screen and type:
netsh wlan show profiles

This will display all the saved network profiles on the system, for example:


C:UsersUser>netsh wlan show profiles
Profiles on interface Wi-Fi:
Group policy profiles (read only)
---------------------------------
<None>

User profiles
---------------------------------
All User Profile : WifiNetwork1
All User Profile : WifiNetwork2
All User Profile : WifiNetwork3
---------------------------------

Now that we have a bunch of network profile names, we will invoke a new command to get the key information about a saved profile:

Now type:-
C:Usersuser>netsh wlan show profile name="WifiNetwork1" key=clear


This will display various information about the network but in particular the password, referred to as “Key Content”. Please note a password will be displayed only if the WiFi network was password protected (as opposed to an open WiFi network without a password):

How can i recover Wi-Fi passwords that have been entered into a windows computer?

To get the saved WiFi passwords on the system, you have to issue two commands.

Open a cmd screen and type:
netsh wlan show profiles

This will display all the saved network profiles on the system, for example:


C:UsersUser>netsh wlan show profiles
Profiles on interface Wi-Fi:
Group policy profiles (read only)
---------------------------------
<None>

User profiles
---------------------------------
All User Profile : WifiNetwork1
All User Profile : WifiNetwork2
All User Profile : WifiNetwork3
---------------------------------

Now that we have a bunch of network profile names, we will invoke a new command to get the key information about a saved profile:

Now type:-
C:Usersuser>netsh wlan show profile name="WifiNetwork1" key=clear


This will display various information about the network but in particular the password, referred to as “Key Content”. Please note a password will be displayed only if the WiFi network was password protected (as opposed to an open WiFi network without a password):