Wi-Fi passwords: how to view?

Modified on Sat, 5 Aug, 2023 at 2:54 PM

Overview: This article explains how to view all of the saved passwords on a Windows computer


:: Windows computers

Download and extract the ZIP'd file, then double-click "run.bat" and a spreadsheet containing your passwords will be saved to "WiFi-Passwords.csv"


How is this done? If you want to know the technical commands, here is the Powershell command that uses Network Shall (netsh) to iterate through the WLAN (Wireless LAN) saved passwords:

(netsh wlan show profiles) | Select-String "\:(.+)$" | %{$name=$_.Matches.Groups[1].Value.Trim(); $_} | %{(netsh wlan show profile name="$name" key=clear)}  | Select-String "Key Content\W+\:(.+)$" | %{$pass=$_.Matches.Groups[1].Value.Trim(); $_} | %{[PSCustomObject]@{ PROFILE_NAME=$name;PASSWORD=$pass }} | Format-Table -AutoSize


:: Apple iPhone/iPad

See https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT213410


:: Android: only works for the currently connected Wi-Fi

Step 1: show the QR code for the saved Wi-Fi: Settings >Wi-Fi > [tap the Wi-Fi] > [screen-shot QR code as image]

Samsung official "How to": https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobile-devices/how-to-share-wifi-connection-qr-code/

Step 2: Upload the QR code image at https://qrcode-decoder.com/ to view a text version of the password


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