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A typical situation: a user connects one device, for example, a laptop, to a Wi-Fi network, and after some time tries to connect another one, for example, a mobile phone. In this case, the password was conveniently forgotten and not written down. What should I do?

In today's article we will tell you in detail how to find out the password for your Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi) on a computer with different versions of Windows. We’ll also talk about special programs for viewing saved Wi-Fi passwords, and we’ll tell you how to view the password on a router and Android mobile phones and tablets.

How to find out the password for your Wi-Fi on your computer

To view the password for your connected Wi-Fi, the condition must be met that the password was saved on the computer at least once. If not, then you should look at the Wi-Fi password on the router.

Find out the password for your Wi-Fi network in Windows 7, 8, 10

In order to find out the password for your Wi-Fi network on a computer or laptop running Windows 7, 8, 10, do the following:

If for some reason, when you select the “display entered characters” checkbox, the password is not displayed, then try looking at the Wi-Fi password on the router. This is written about in this article just below.

Find out the password for your Wi-Fi network in Windows XP

On the Windows XP operating system, viewing the password of a saved Wi-Fi network is somewhat more difficult than on more modern operating systems, but it is nevertheless possible.

Open the menu " Start" in the lower left corner of the computer and go to " Control Panel«.

Go to the Wireless Network Wizard menu in Control Panel.

In the Wireless Network Wizard window that opens, click “Next”.

In the next window, select “Add new computers or network devices” and click “Next”.

Select a network installation method. To do this, click “Install a network manually” and click “Next”.

In the final window of the Windows XP Wireless Network Setup Wizard, click “Print network settings.”

As a result of this, you will open a text document with various Wi-Fi connection settings, including a password. The password line will be called “Network key (WEP/WPA key)”.

Programs for viewing saved Wi-Fi passwords

Let's look at two programs for viewing passwords of saved Wi-Fi networks on a computer.

WiFi Password Decryptor is a free program for recovering passwords of saved Wi-Fi networks. The program decrypts all types of Wi-Fi passwords for WEP, WPA, WPA2 networks, and also generates all the information into a convenient report in HTML/XML/TEXT/CSV format.

You can download the WiFi Password Decryptor program on the official website of its developer.

After downloading the .zip archive, unpack the contents and run the installation file Setup_WiFiPasswordDecryptor.exe. After that, just launch the program and click on the name of the Wi-Fi network you are interested in to view the password.

A video of WiFi Password Decryptor working is shown below:

WirelessKeyView is a small free utility that displays a list of all Wi-Fi networks ever saved on a computer. The program has an English-language interface, but if necessary, a localization .ini file is published on the developer’s website.

In the screenshot above you can see that the password for the ALESKA Wi-Fi network corresponds to the value 180700.

Video on how to find out the password of your Wi-Fi network via the command line:

How to find out the password for your Wi-Fi on a router

If it is not possible to view the password for your Wi-Fi on your computer, for example, if the data on the computer’s saved networks has been deleted, you can view and, if desired, change the password on the router.

If the computer is not connected to a Wi-Fi network, then you need to connect the computer to the router using a twisted pair patch cord.

After that, type the address 192.168.1.1 into the browser line and click OK. This is one of the most popular IP addresses for logging into a router. If the address is valid, then you will be asked to log in by entering your username and password. Very often the default router password is admin/admin.

If the address 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.0 does not work, then you need to find the correct address.

The IP address of the router is often indicated on the back of the device.

You can see the router's IP address in the network connection properties. To do this, open the “Network and Sharing Center” and click on the current connection.

In the window that opens, click “Details”.

We are interested in the “default gateway” line. This value is the router address.

Now that we have successfully found out the router’s address and logged into it, all that remains is to look at the set password for the Wi-Fi network.

Looking at the Wi-Fi password on a TP-Link router

The instructions are written using the TP-LINK TL-WR841N router as an example, but are suitable for any TP-Link routers.

To view the password for the Wi-Fi network, go to the “Wireless” - “Wireless Security” tab in the left menu.

The Wi-Fi password is indicated in the “PSK Password:” line.

We look at the Wi-Fi password on the ASUS router

On ASUS routers, it is very easy to see the password for the Wi-Fi network. After logging in, you are taken to the network status page.

The Wi-Fi password is listed in the right column in the “WPA-PSK Key” line.

Finding out the Wi-Fi password on a D-Link router

Our country traditionally loves routers made by D-Link. Let's look at an example based on the popular D-Link DIR-300 router.

In order to view or change the Wi-Fi password on a D-Link router, go to the “Wi-Fi” - “Security Settings” tab in the vertical menu, as shown in the screenshot below.

In the “PSK encryption key” field, you can see the password for the current Wi-Fi network and, if desired, change it to another one.

See the Wi-Fi password on the ZyXEL router

To view the password on ZyXEL routers, go to the “Wi-Fi Network” tab in the lower horizontal menu.

On the “Access Point” tab in the “Network Key” field, you can view and, if desired, change the Wi-Fi network password.

Looking at the Wi-Fi password on a Linksys Cisco router

On the LinkSys router, go to the Wireless section in the horizontal menu and then click on Wireless Security.

The password for the Wi-Fi network is indicated in the WPA Shared Key line.

Find out the password for your Wi-Fi network on an Android mobile phone

There are two ways to view the password for a saved Wi-Fi network on an Android phone.

We look at the password through the properties of the access point

Go to settings and connect to the Wi-Fi network for which you want to find out the password.

In the access point settings menu that opens, you can click on the “show characters” icon next to the password field. This way you will see the password saved in your phone.

Unfortunately, if after “password” is empty, it means you have never used your phone at home as an access point, which means the password for the Wi-Fi network was not automatically entered as the password for the access point in this field.

We look at the Wi-Fi password in the Android system files

Mobile phones and tablets running the Android operating system store data about saved Wi-Fi networks and passwords in service files. Without root access, these files cannot be accessed, but if you already have root access, then everything is very simple.

The necessary data is stored in a file wpa_supplicant.conf, which is located in the service folder /data/misc/wifi/.

Download and install from Google Play any file manager with superuser rights, for example, RootBrowser.

Launch the program and go to the data folder.

Go to the misc folder.

Open the WiFi folder and the wpa_supplicant.conf file in it.

In the file that opens, the Wi-Fi password will be located in the “psk=password” line.

Video on how to view Wi-Fi password on Android

As soon as the computer connects to the Wi-Fi network, it will no longer ask for its password. And most users easily forget this password, especially if it was written down on some piece of paper. This is not a problem until you need to connect another device to the same Wi-Fi - for example, a phone or tablet.

I will show you several proven ways to view your password, which are suitable for any popular operating system (Windows 7, 8, 10).

The easiest way to find out the Wi-Fi password

1 . Left-click on this icon in the tray.

It is located in the lower right corner of the screen, between the alphabet and the clock. Sometimes this icon is hidden under a small arrow.

2. In the window that appears, right-click on the network for which you need to find out the password and select “Properties.”

3. We check the “Display entered characters” checkbox and the computer shows the wifi password in the “Network security key” field.

Another easy way

This option is a little more complicated, but it shows all wireless networks to which the computer has connected, and not just active ones.

1 . Right-click on the tray icon and select “Network and Sharing Center.”

2. A window will open, on the left side of which select “Wireless Network Management”.

3. Right-click on the desired network and select “Properties”.

4 . Go to the “Security” tab and check the box next to “Display entered characters”.

If there is no “Manage wireless networks” item, then click on “Change adapter settings”, right-click on the desired connection and select “Status”. In the window, click on the “Wireless Network Properties” button, go to the “Security” tab and check the box next to “Display entered characters”.

Retrieving the password through the program

There is such a wonderful free program WirelessKeyView. Thanks to it, you can view passwords from all points to which the computer was connected. There is no need to install it: just download from the official website, unpack and run the program file. If wifi points do not appear immediately, click on the icon

That's all :)

Of the minuses, it should be noted that some antiviruses swear at it, since the program interferes with the settings (my Kaspersky, for example, caused a panic). If this does not bother you, use it to your health.

We look at the password for our Wi-Fi in the router settings

This method is good because only thanks to it you can find out a password that the computer does not know at all. For example, Windows was reinstalled, but you don’t remember the password for your Wi-Fi and now you can’t connect. So in this case, a router will help.

A router is the thing that “distributes” the Internet. It looks something like this:

Among other things, its settings store a password. To find it, you need to connect the router to the computer via a power cord (usually included).

If the computer remembers the password and connects to the network, then you don’t have to do this.

1 . Open the browser (Internet program), type 192.168.1.1 in the address bar and press the Enter button on the keyboard.

Most often, after this, a login/password request appears. If this does not happen, try other addresses: 192.168.0.0, 192.168.0.1, or 192.168.1.0. But if they don’t fit either, then take the router, turn it over and find its IP address on the sticker.

For example, I didn’t even have an address on the sticker. Then I copied the router model from it (in my case Huawei HG8245A) and entered the request “huawei hg8245a ip address” into the search engine. It turned out that the default address is different, as is the login and password.

2. In the window that appears, enter the login admin and password admin.

Usually this data is suitable (if no one specifically changed it). But there may be other options, for example, root or user. They are usually written on the router itself - on a sticker on the other side.

3. Open the Wireless or WLAN tab and look for the password there. Often it is located in the Wireless Security item (Security Settings or Wireless Protection).

As a rule, the password is written in a column where there is the word Key, Password or Password. Often, to see it, you need to uncheck it.

By the way, it happens that it is written immediately when you open the router settings.

If it doesn't help

Then you can reset all the router settings to factory settings. But in this case, you will have to configure it yourself: specify the Internet connection parameters, network name and password.

To reset the settings on the router there is a small, deeply hidden Reset button (usually it is located on the back).

We clamp it with some sharp object for ten seconds. After this, all settings will be reset, and the router will be as good as new - all that remains is to configure it.

Hello admin! I came to a friend, he has a router and we want to connect a new tablet to the Wi-Fi network, but my friend doesn’t remember the virtual network key. I tried to enter the router settings using 192.168.0.1, but my friend also forgot the password to the admin panel of the router settings. I suggested that my friend reset the router to factory settings using the Reset button and configure it again, but he doesn’t want to. There is also a laptop in the house with Windows 10 installed and it is also connected to the Wi-Fi network, can this somehow help in determining the Wi-Fi password?

How to find out the Wi-Fi password on a computer

Hello friends! If you want to connect a tablet, laptop or smartphone to your virtual network, but have forgotten the Wi-Fi password, then it is easy to set it in several ways; in today’s article I will give three of the most famous and simple ones.

Find out the Wi-Fi password using the command line

The first method is the simplest and most trouble-free, but you need to remember two commands.

Open the command line as administrator.

In the command line window, enter the following command:

netsh wlan show profiles (this command will show all saved user profiles or in other words - the names of available Wi-Fi networks (access points)). As you can see, in my case there is only one profile available with the name - DIR-300.

When I set up my D-Link DIR-300 router, I decided to name the Wi-Fi access point simply by the name DIR-300.

I enter the following command, in my case it will be like this:

netsh wlan show profiles DIR-300 key=clear

You will need to replace the word DIR-300 with the name of your Wi-Fi network and that’s it, for example, if the name of your Wi-Fi network (SSID) is the word Zaxodite vse, then you need to enter the following command:

netsh wlan show profiles Zaxodite vse key=clear

After entering this command, various parameters will be displayed in the command line window, including security parameters, where the network security key (Wi-Fi password) will be displayed.

Find out the Wi-Fi password using the “Security” item in the wireless network properties

This is also a very simple method and is most often used by novice users.

Right-click the wireless network icon in the system tray, and then click the Network and Sharing Center button.

" Change adapter settings" .

Double-click the left mouse on the Wi-Fi wireless network adapter icon.

Click on the “Wireless Network Properties” button.

Click on the “Security” button.

Check the “Display entered characters” checkbox.

And we see the Wi-Fi network security key!

Find out the Wi-Fi password in the router settings

The third method is even simpler, you need to log into the admin panel of the router settings, this is very easy to do. Turn the router upside down and look at the sticker on which everything is written in detail. For example, the IP address (usually 192.168.0.1, or 192.168.1.1), and the password/login to access the settings is admin and admin (if you haven't changed them).

How to find out the password in Windows 7

In order to view the Wi-Fi password in Windows 7, you need to click on the wireless network icon located on the taskbar in the right corner, next to the date and time indicator. Then you should go to "Network and Sharing Center". The next thing you need to do is select the “Manage wireless networks” column in this window. After this you need to go to "Properties" your Wi-Fi connection. To do this, select it in the window that opens and right-click (right mouse button), and then select the appropriate item. In the new window you need to select the column "Safety", in which you should check the “Display entered characters” option. After this, you will be able to see your own password in the password line (Security Key).

How to find out the password in Windows 8

For a person who has forgotten the Wi-Fi password in Windows 8, finding it is not particularly difficult. To do this, you just need to move the mouse cursor from bottom to top from the bottom right corner of the screen. In the tab that appears, select the item "Options". Next, you should click on the icon "Net". After this, the user will have access to a list of wireless networks; he will need to select the one that is connected. You should open it by right-clicking on it. This will take you to the wireless network menu. Then you need to select the column "View connection properties". Following this, a window will open in which you will need to open the item "Safety". In this section, check the “Display entered characters” option. These steps will help a person who has forgotten his Windows 8 password to easily view it.

How to view in Windows XP

What should you do if you forgot your Wi-Fi security key on a computer running Windows XP? To do this you need to go to "Start" and click on the column "Control Panel". Then, you should select the item in the window that opens "Wireless Network Wizard". After this, in the new window you need to click on “Next”. Following this, you need to mark the line "Add new computers and devices". Next you need to do the following: select manual installation (creating a wireless network), click “Next” and when completed, click on the graph "Print network settings". After this, the Notepad utility will open, in which you can view the Wi-Fi security key. in this case, the password will be located after the inscription “Network keys (WEP/WPA key)”. It is necessary to remember that this method, in case you have forgotten the password for the Wi-Fi network on Windows XP, can only be used if you have a previously connected wireless network to the computer. If the network was installed using a network cable, then there is no point in doing this, since Notepad will not contain the forgotten password. In this case, information about it should be found in the router settings.

Where to find the password in the router settings

If a person has forgotten the password for a Wi-Fi network, he can always find the necessary information about it in the router settings. However, in this case the question arises - How to enter the router settings if the password is forgotten? In this case, you won’t have to do anything complicated. It is enough to perform only a number of the following steps.

You need to connect the router to your computer using a network cable, which is usually included with the device itself. After connecting the router, you need to enter the value in the browser address bar "192.168.1.1." . Next, you should specify a name and password to access the settings. The default is "admin" (this is both a login and a password at the same time). After entering the data, you must click on the column "Wireless" and go to the tab "Wireless Security". In the updated window you need to find the column "PSK Password:" . Opposite it will be the saved password.

What to do if nothing helps?

If the data has not been changed, as previously written, you should try the password and login “admin” to enter the Wi-Fi router settings. This is usually standard data for many models. If you can't log in, the next thing to do is look for the initialization data on the device itself.
The only thing left to do if you forgot your password, and none of the above methods can be used to view it, is to reset the router settings. For this it is necessary.

I'll show you how to quickly find out the password for your Wi-Fi. There's nothing wrong with forgetting it. This situation very often occurs among ordinary users. Finding a way out of it is very easy, especially if you are connected to Wi-Fi from any device. Even if you do not have access from devices, you can still find out this information.

I will demonstrate 5 ways to find out:

1. When connected to Wi-Fi.
2. When disabled.
3. In the router settings.
4. Using the program.
5. On an Android mobile device.

The password cannot be found out only if you have changed and forgotten the authorization data in the router settings and you do not have devices that have connected to your Wi-Fi at least once. In this case, you will have to make the settings again.

All actions require administrator rights.

Find out the password in Windows 7, 8 on your computer

If Wi-Fi is connected

On the right and bottom, in the corner of the desktop, find the icon like in the image below and click on it. Then highlight your network ( inscription connected). Go to its properties in the context menu.

By selecting the “Security” tab, enable the display of input icons and the asterisks will be replaced. The network security key string is the password.

If there is no icon, then right-click on an empty space in the lower right panel, then select “Customize notification icons” from the list. Then select “Show icon and notifications” as in the image below.

If Wi-Fi is disabled

This method will work if you have logged into Wi-Fi from the device at least once. The fact is that Windows remembers the Wi-Fi that you logged into. This is done for automatic login so that you do not have to enter data every time.

To see them, go to Start >> Control Panel. Select browse by category and go to the network and internet.

Then go to Network and Sharing Center.

Then go to manage wireless networks.

All networks that you have logged into will be displayed here. Select the one you need and go to properties in the context menu.

Go to the security tab and check the box “Display input icons” as shown below. This is the Wi-Fi password.

Instead of these steps, you can use the program. More on this below.

Find out the password using the program

The most popular and convenient program for this is WirelessKeyView. Download it from the official website and. No installation required. Just run the downloaded file.

The antivirus can detect the threat. This is because the program accesses passwords. So turn it off for now.

After launch, a window will appear in which the password will be displayed ( in the right column).

If the methods above do not suit you, then there is a universal solution. View the password in the router interface.

Find out the password through the router

Go to settings.

If Wi-Fi is not connected, then connect the router to the computer via a network cable; it is almost always included in the kit.

To do this, enter the IP address in the browser line. You can see it on the box itself, usually located at the bottom. I'll show an example on D-link.

1. Login: admin
2. Password: admin

If during the initial setup this data was changed and you do not remember it, then in this case only resetting the settings will help.

Then go to Wi-Fi >> Security. Here you will see the PSK encryption key. This is your Wi-Fi password. It may be different for you, since everyone’s device is different, but the actions are similar. Look for similar items.

Find out the password on Android mobile devices

This method is suitable for both phones and tablets. The main condition is that you log into Wi-Fi at least once.

You will need superuser rights ( root). There is no way without this.

If you have them, then follow these steps:

1. You can download a special application that will show the password ( for example, WiFi Key Recovery). Do this and run it.
2. You can view it through the file manager ( for example, total commander). Open it and follow the path /data/misc/wifi and in this folder find the file wpa_supplicant.conf. Open it with a text editor ( for example QuickEdit) and there find the line with the value psk. This is the network password.

If something doesn’t work out, ask a question in the comments.

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