How to find WiFi password on Windows 11

If you need to know how to find WiFi password on Windows 11, you’re not alone — Windows 11 has a new UI. The quick toggles and panels that users had access to on Windows 10 have been moved or redesigned so that they’re less useful than they were on Windows 10. On Windows 11 you now need to go through the Settings app to access basic settings that were much easier to access on Windows 10.

How to Find WiFi Password on Windows 11

When you connect to a WiFi network on Windows 11, you have to first enter the password for the network. You only need to enter the password once. As long as the password for the network does not change, you will connect to the network automatically when it is in range. The password is stored locally.

How to Find WiFi Password on Windows 11 (Current Network)

The WiFi password is stored on Windows 11 and users can look it up any time they need to. You have to be connected to a WiFi network to view the password for it.

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Go to Network and Internet.
3. Select Network and sharing center.
4. Click the WiFi network that you’re connected to.

1. In the window that opens, click the Wireless properties button.
2. Open the Security tab.
3. Enable the ‘Show characters’ option to reveal the password. Windows may prompt for admin approval depending on your account permissions.

View WiFi Password for Other Networks

If you’d like to view the password for a WiFi network that you connected to before, but are not connected to at the moment, you can. On newer Windows 11 builds, you can do this directly through the Windows 11 Settings app. If the View option is not available on your PC, the Command Prompt method below will work as a fallback.

Using Settings (newer Windows 11 builds):

1. Open Settings.
2. Go to Network & internet.
3. Select Wi-Fi.
4. Click Manage known networks.
5. Select the saved network you want the password for.
6. Click View next to Wi-Fi security key to reveal the password.

Using Command Prompt (fallback for older builds):

1. Open Command Prompt.
2. Run this command: netsh wlan show profiles
3. Note down the name of the WiFi network that you want to find the password for.

4. Run this command: netsh wlan show profile name="WiFi network name" key=clear
5. Scroll down and look for the Key Content value to find the password for the network.
6. Repeat for other networks.

Note: The quotes around the network name in step 4 are only needed if the network name contains spaces. If you’re looking for inspiration while setting up your network, check out some best WiFi names to make your network stand out.

Conclusion

On Windows 7, it used to be easy to view the password for the WiFi network that you’re currently connected to. It changed in Windows 10 so that this particular window is harder to bring up. The change hasn’t been undone in Windows 11. The steps above show you exactly how to find WiFi password on Windows 11 using both the Control Panel and Command Prompt. The Control Panel is still present on Windows 11 so the process for looking up the password for a WiFi network is more or less the same as it was in Windows 10. If you choose to forget a WiFi network, you won’t be able to look up its password anymore.

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