How to show saved Windows 7 Wifi passwords

In this blog post, I am going to illustrate how to view saved Wifi keys under Windows 7 in four easy steps.

Alternative method

You can just use the WifiPasswordReveal script to automatically reveal the saved password with a click of a button without needing administrative privileges!

WifiPasswordReveal article

 

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Let’s get started!

Step 1 – Right click on the wireless networks icon

r-click-wifi

After right clicking select “Open network and sharing center”

open-network

Step 2 – Select “Manage wireless networks”

manage

This will give you a list of previously configured wireless networks

Step 3 – Select the desired network

network-list

Select the desired network and double click it or right-click and select “Properties”

Step 4 – Reveal the password

In the properties dialog / “Security” tab, click on the “Show characters” checkbox to reveal the password:

show-characters

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15 Replies to “How to show saved Windows 7 Wifi passwords”

  1. this works wonders lol. i work in a call center for an isp. i often forget the steps but now that i get so many calls from customers who lost their key, this has entrenched it in my head forever. great pics

  2. I am using Maxidix Wifi Suite for this. This all-in-one wifi tool allows to export all the wifi profiles in one click. After that you can import all the profiles to the same or another computer.

  3. This is one of many things that are already there for you but one somehow manages to overlook.
    Thanks for posting!

    1. I don’t think you can. You need admin privilege. Sometimes security bugs in the operating system give you what is called “Elevation of Privilege”, but that’s a hack and the next Windows update will stop this from working.

      Good luck.

      1. Hello,

        i was able to find WIfi Key stored under c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Wlansvc\Profiles\Interfaces[Interface Guid]. The encrypted keys are stored in .xml file.

        is there any way can i decrypt that.

  4. You could import that profile back with:
    Start: cmd.exe
    netsh wlan add profile filename=”Network.xml” user=current

    and then do as described in this articel! 😉

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