Olidtech.com – Have you ever been forgetful to remember your Wi-Fi password? okay, that’s normal as a human being to have mistakes like that. You might need it after your laptop is refreshed or fixed and old saved password data is also being removed, so you need to manually get to your Wi-Fi. If you have another computer that is connected to it, you can try to recover its password with simple tips. We will show you the way to get your Wi-Fi password back like a Hacker (or barely feel like that).
Why Do You Need Wi-Fi Password?
In the first place, If your device connects to an access point, there need for a certain password to use it. After you get the connection and go somewhere else, your device could automatically reconnect without typing the password again. the saved feature makes your memory dull and if you forget the password on your own Wi-Fi, you are doomed.
A certain cause can make your laptop or device can forget the Wi-Fi Password such as a harsh clean-up program, resetting the connection, Reinstalling your operating system, or accidentally losing the saved connection. All you can do is call your friend that used to connect with your Wi-Fi and ask for the password.
How To Check Wi-Fi Password by Network and Sharing Center
This method is taken for Windows users so pay attention step by step to recover your forgotten Wi-Fi password. To open the Network and Sharing center, there are three ways to get there depending on the type of your windows. The older one may have a different way to get there, but in the end, it will have the same step to open it.
A fast method to open Network and Sharing Center panel (work on Windows 10 and 8):
- Navigate your mouse to the Wi-Fi icon and right-click on it.
- Select the Open Network & Internet Setting.
The universal method that works on Windows 7, 8, and 10:
- Type “Control Panel” on search system try (or open run program on Windows 7).
- Click on the Network and Internet section.
- Tap on Network and Sharing Center.
Another way to get Network and Sharing Center panel on Windows 10:
- Click the Windows icon on the bottom-left corner and tap Setting with a gear-like icon.
- Press the Network & Internet section.
- Tap status on the left sidebar, in an advance network setting, click on Network and Sharing Center.
Before, there are steps to open the Network and Sharing Center panel. We will find out Wi-Fi passwords based on one active network. That means you should be connected first on the Wi-Fi. That’s why we suggest getting another computer that connects with your Wi-Fi system. In the next step, it has the same way for all windows types.
- On Network and Sharing Center panel, tap the Wi-Fi on the active network.
- There will pop-up Wi-Fi Status, Click on Wireless Properties.
- Click on the Security tab and check the Show character.
After the show character is checked, the block on the Network security key is lifted and shows the real password.
How To Find Out Your Wi-Fi Password By Command Prompt or CMD
There is also another way that directly gets your Wi-Fi in no time, but you will need the correct syntax to do that. Command prompt is the way to open and search items within the system with ease. Moreover, this program also can read out other Wi-Fi data that was previously connected to the computer.
Here are quick steps to recover a Wi-Fi password by Command Prompt:
- Click on magnifying glass icon (search system tray) and type “command prompt“, Tap to open the program
- On the command prompt panel, type “[netsh wlan show profile name=”Your Wi-Fi Name” key=clear]“. Change the name with your wifi name. For example, ITA is the Wi-Fi name.
- Navigate to the security setting and you can find the password on the ‘Key Content‘ section.
How To Check Other Wi-Fi Passwords That Has Been Connected Before
Beforehand, we can check the Wi-Fi password on the active device that is connected to your computer. However, how to track the password that was previously connected before? For example, your friend’s device is being reset and accidentally forgetting the Wi-Fi password. As a friend, you have been connected to his Wi-Fi before and saved to your known connection list, so you can help him to get the password.
Here are steps to check the Wi-Fi password on the Known Network list: (Windows 10)
- Launch the Setting program.
- Goes to the Network and Internet.
- On the left sub-menu, click on Wi-Fi and tap Manage Known Network.
- Check the name on it and retype the Wi-Fi name on the Command Prompt, For example, ITA 2 for other Wi-Fi names.
- Press enter and it will show you the password.
On Windows 7, it is a little bit tricky since it doesn’t have a Setting menu. You can go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Manage Known Network (left sidebar). Check the name on the list and follow the command prompt method as before.
This method can work on your computer which had once connected with that access point. If your computer doesn’t even connect to it, it couldn’t work at all. This attempt isn’t hacked on the unknown access point but shows the previous Wi-Fi that connects to your computer.
Takeaway
Even you are struggling to obtain your forgotten Wi-Fi password, If you have another device that connects to it, you can get it again. Moreover, there is also a way to find another Wi-Fi password by managing a known network on your computer and obtaining its password via command prompt. If you are so frustrated with internet speed and also want to change the password at the same time, there is a way to do it. Firstly, go to your admin router program by browser and set the domain. Secondly, input your username and password. Lastly, check to management and change the wifi password along with some band settings to enhance the frequency. We also make an article to speed up the Wi-Fi connection. You can read it to learn how to fix internet speed if you have a problem with it.
