Recover a Forgotten WiFi Password on Windows
There are passwords like the one we set up for our WiFi network, which once set up and used for connecting to
the WiFi network through a device, has no use thereafter.
Since we don’t make use of our WiFi network’s password more than a
couple of times, it can be easily forgotten. Forgetting a WiFi network’s
password will not cause a big problem to existing connected devices.
But if you need to connect a new device to your WiFi network, you need
the password or else you have to reset the WiFi router and
reconfigure it.
Windows operating systems save the WiFi network’s password, so it is
possible to recover a forgotten password with just a couple of clicks.
How to Recover a Forgotten WiFi Password on Windows
1. Go to the
Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center.
Or you can Type “ncpa.cpl” in
Run Dialog Box
2. Click on
Change Adapter Settings.
3. Right Click on your
WiFi Network Connection and select
Status. Or Double click on your
WiFi network connection.
4. Then click on
Wireless Properties.
5. Click on the
Security tab in
Wireless Network Connection Properties and then click on
Show Character Check Box.
There you go, you can now see your WiFi network’s password in the
text field beside the
Network security key.
