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Find Wi-Fi passwords on your Windows 10 PC

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Right-click the network icon on the toolbar and select “open network and sharing center.”

In the resulting window, click “Change adapter settings,”

    right-click on the Wi-Fi network,

    and select “status” on the drop-down menu.

In the resulting pop-up window, select “Wireless Properties,”

then click on the Security tab.

You should see a check box beside “show characters.” Check this box to reveal your password.

(Note: Windows 10 refers to this as a network security key instead of a password.)

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If you’re looking up a Wi-Fi network that is out of range, you’ll have to use a command prompt,

which is easier than it sounds:[ Further reading: Our best Windows 10 tricks, tips and tweaks ]

Open command prompt, and run it as an administrator.

Then, type the following command:

netsh wlan show profile

This command will list every Wi-Fi profile that you’ve ever connected to.

To reveal the password of a specific network, type the following command, substituting “NETWORK NAME” with the Wi-Fi network you’re looking up:

netsh wlan show profile “NETWORK NAME” key=clear

You’ll see your Wi-Fi password in ‘key content,’ under security settings.

This tip was originally published on IDG Answers, a reader-powered help desk for answering tech questions.

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