I'm signed into my Windows laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
I'm signed into my Windows laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
Yes, you can use Command Prompt (cmd) to view saved Wi-Fi passwords on Windows. Here's how: 1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator 2. To see all saved Wi-Fi profiles:
1 | netsh wlan show profiles |
1 | netsh wlan show profile name="NETWORK-NAME" key=clear |
1 | for /f "tokens=4*" %i in ('netsh wlan show profiles ^| find "Profile"') do @echo off > nul & netsh wlan show profiles %i key=clear | findstr "SSID Cipher Content" | find /v "Number" & echo. |
Testing if the previous output contains the string Key Content
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string key=clear
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string wlan show profiles
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string netsh
: True
I'm signed into my Windows laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
I'm signed into my Windows laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
Yes, you can view saved Wi-Fi passwords on Windows using the command prompt. Here's how: 1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator 2. Type these commands: To see all saved Wi-Fi profiles:
1 | netsh wlan show profiles |
1 | netsh wlan show profile name="NetworkName" key=clear |
1 | for /f "skip=9 tokens=1,2 delims=:" %i in ('netsh wlan show profiles') do @echo %j | findstr -i -v echo | netsh wlan show profiles %j key=clear |
Testing if the previous output contains the string Key Content
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string key=clear
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string wlan show profiles
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string netsh
: True
I'm signed into my Windows laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
I'm signed into my Windows laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
Yes, you can use the Windows command prompt to view saved Wi-Fi passwords. Here's how: 1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator 2. To see all saved Wi-Fi profiles:
1 | netsh wlan show profiles |
1 | netsh wlan show profile name="Network-Name" key=clear |
1 | for /f "skip=9 tokens=1,2 delims=:" %i in ('netsh wlan show profiles') do @echo %j | findstr /i /v "information" | netsh wlan show profiles %j key=clear |
Testing if the previous output contains the string Key Content
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string key=clear
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string wlan show profiles
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string netsh
: True
I'm signed into my Windows laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
I'm signed into my Windows laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
Yes, you can use the Windows command prompt to view saved Wi-Fi passwords. Here's how: 1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator 2. To see all saved Wi-Fi profiles:
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1 |
Testing if the previous output contains the string Key Content
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string key=clear
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string wlan show profiles
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string netsh
: True
I'm signed into my Windows laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
I'm signed into my Windows laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
Yes, you can find saved WiFi passwords on Windows using the command prompt. Here's how: 1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator 2. To see all saved WiFi profiles:
1 | netsh wlan show profiles |
1 | netsh wlan show profile name="NETWORK_NAME" key=clear |
1 | for /f "skip=9 tokens=1,2 delims=:" %i in ('netsh wlan show profiles') do @echo %j | findstr -i -v echo | netsh wlan show profiles %j key=clear |
Testing if the previous output contains the string Key Content
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string key=clear
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string wlan show profiles
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string netsh
: True