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Check connected Wi-Fi Password using CMD

Wi-Fi is the widely used internet connectivity source.  This is compatible with computer as well as mobile devices.


Due to wide use of Wi-Fi it is secured by password by users. Sometime users forgot Wi-Fi password due to which it can not be connected with other devices. The password can be retrieved from connected device using.
Following is the step by step technique to retrieve Wi-Fi password using CMD.

Step 1 :

Open CMD.

Step 2 :

Use the following command to view list of connected Wi-Fi devices.
netsh wlan show profiles

Step 3 :

Use the following command to retrive desired Wi-Fi network password.
netsh wlan show profiles name = Wi-Fi Name key = clear
Note: Change underlined text (Wi-Fi Name) to desired Wi-Fi network.

Result :

Password of desired Wi-Fi network will be displayed.

Below is the video tutorial about checking password of connected Wi-Fi devices :

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