How to Find and Change Wi-Fi Passwords on Windows 10

This updated guide examines How to Find and Change Wi-Fi Passwords on Windows 10 and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Responsible-use note: Apply security techniques only to systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test.

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The Wifi password finder uses Command Prompt

Command Prompt helps users easily perform all kinds of tasks. You can use it to run a Wifi password test script.

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First, you need to create a simple batch file to find the Wifi password. It may sound complicated, but even for new users of the command line, there is no need to worry because the process takes only a few minutes and the process is easy.

To continue, you will need to know the network SSID, which is the name of the Wi-Fi connection. To confirm this, click on the network icon in your system tray and confirm the name of the network you connected to. You can also go to Settings> Network & Internet> Status to find it.

Create batch file

To create a batch file to find the Wifi password, you need to use Notepad. Open it by typing notepad in the Start menu. When Notepad opens, paste the text below, replace YOUR_SSID with the name of the network you found in the previous step, make sure the SSID name is in quotation marks.

Now, choose File> Save As . At the bottom of the window, you'll see the S ave as type drop-down field, change from Text Document to All Files .

In the File name field, name the file, for example Find Wifi Password or something. Just make sure to end the file name with .bat . Choose to save the script in a convenient location and click Save .

Now, when connecting to the wifi network, double-click this file to open the Command Prompt window that displays network information. You will find the password next to Key Content .

Note that this method is only for viewing passwords without changing it.

How to find Wi-Fi passwords via Windows installation

If you don't want to create a batch file, you can navigate through some Widnows menus to find the password. Refer to the article How to view saved Wi-Fi passwords on Windows 7/8/10.

How to change the Wi-Fi password on every desktop or laptop

Both of these methods can find your Wifi password, but do not allow password changes. If you want to change the Wifi password, you really need to log into the router and make adjustments there.

There are several reasons why you need to change your Wifi password as the previous password is not strong enough or someone you don't trust has your Wifi password.

• How to check password strength

To log into the router, you need to know the IP address. The easiest way to find an IP address is to right-click on the Start button and select Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell . Type ipconfig command and you will see a list of information, find the router IP address next to Default Gateway .

Enter this IP address into your browser, then you will need to login. This is a different password than the one you use to connect to your network. If you don't change it, it might be something generic like password or admin .

Search the router model number on Google to find the default password. To secure Wifi network, you should change this default password.

The exact instructions will depend on your router model. In general, you can find parts like Wireless or WLAN that have the option to change your network password among other features.

Note when changing your Wi-Fi password, you will need to re-enter the new password on all your devices to reconnect them.

Now you know how to find and change your Wi-Fi password on Windows. It is not difficult to find the password you forgot and the change is as simple as that. Remember that you should keep your Wifi password in a safe place. If you have trouble remembering your password, you should use a password management application.

I wish you all success!