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 command line to enumerate the Wi-Fi profiles and passwords for each. Here's how: 1. Open the Command Prompt as an administrator. To do this, click on the Start menu, type "cmd" in the search bar, right-click on the Command Prompt result, and select "Run as administrator." 2. Type the following command and press Enter:
1 | netsh wlan show profiles |
1 | netsh wlan show profile name="ProfileName" key=clear |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 | User Profiles Interface name : Wi-Fi Group policy profile : No Per-user profiles : Yes Profile name : MyWi-Fi All user profile : Yes State : enabled Type : Infrastructure Security key : Present Key content : ***************** Profile name : Guest All user profile : Yes State : enabled Type : Infrastructure Security key : Present Key content : ***************** |
Testing if the previous output contains the string Key Content
: False
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 command line to enumerate the Wi-Fi profiles and passwords for each on Windows. Here's how: 1. Open the Command Prompt as administrator. To do this, search for "Command Prompt" in the Start menu, right-click on it and select "Run as administrator". 2. In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and press Enter:
1 | netsh wlan show profiles |
1 | netsh wlan show profile name=<profile name> key=clear |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | User Profiles Profile name : MyWi-Fi SSID : MyWi-Fi User : yourusername Profile name : OtherWi-Fi SSID : OtherWi-Fi User : yourusername |
1 | netsh wlan show profile name="MyWi-Fi" key=clear |
1 | Key Content : 1234567890 |
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 command line to enumerate the Wi-Fi profiles and passwords for each profile on your Windows laptop, even if you have forgotten the password. Here's how: 1. Open the Command Prompt as an administrator. To do this, press the Windows key + X and select "Command Prompt (Admin)". 2. In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and press Enter:
1 | netsh wlan show profiles |
1 | netsh wlan show profile name=<profile name> key=clear |
1 | netsh wlan show profile name="MyWi-Fi" key=clear |
Testing if the previous output contains the string Key Content
: False
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 command line to enumerate the Wi-Fi profiles and passwords for each on Windows. Here's how: 1. Open the Command Prompt as an administrator. To do this, press the Windows key + R, type "cmd" in the Run dialog box, and then press Ctrl + Shift + Enter. 2. At the command prompt, type the following command:
1 | netsh wlan show profiles |
1 | netsh wlan show profile name="ProfileName" key=clear |
Testing if the previous output contains the string Key Content
: False
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 command line to enumerate the Wi-Fi profiles and passwords for each network that your laptop has connected to in the past. Here are the steps: 1. Open the Command Prompt as an administrator. To do this, press the Windows key + R, type "cmd", and then press Ctrl + Shift + Enter. 2. At the command prompt, type the following command:
1 | netsh wlan show profiles |
1 | netsh wlan show profile name=<profile name> key=clear |
1 | netsh wlan show profile name="MyWi-Fi" 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