Retrieving WiFi passwords using Command Prompt is a handy method for those who prefer using the command line, are accessing a Windows system remotely via SSH, or are using a computer they don’t own and want to view the WiFi password without needing the system password.

Press ⊞ Win+R or go to your search bar, type cmd, right click and then select Run as administrator. Using this option requires being on the admin account on the device or at least having the admin password.

Replace with the name of the profile you’d like the password of (if the profile is two words long put quotes around the name). This command is what returns the password along with a lot of other info

The password is either “Security Key” or “Key content”. If not visible re-check if the WiFi connection is a WPA,WPA2, or WEP; you can find that in the first set of information paired with “Type”. If it's not any of those types, then the WiFi password either varies based on user or has an extra set of protection blocking public access.

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