Windows 7: Show WLAN key simply explained

In Windows 7, simply show the WLAN key if you want to share it with your guests, for example. This feature is especially useful if you have changed your router's WLAN key and now don't know it. This article will tell you how to do that.

How Windows 7 shows you the WLAN key

1. Showing you the WLAN key of your connected WLAN network in Windows 7 works a bit differently than in the newer Windows 10.
2. For this, it is best to open the Control Panel and enter "wireless" in the search to get into the wireless network management.
3. In the "Network and Sharing Center" menu, click on "Manage wireless networks".
4. This step has the advantage that you get a list of all WLAN networks to which you have connected your PC. Select the desired entry by right-clicking on it.
5. In the context menu, select "Properties".
6. Switch to the "Security" tab and click the box with "Show characters" under the "Security key" entry. If necessary, you need the administrator rights for this.

Where is my WLAN key still?

1. If you have not changed the factory settings of your router and simply taken over the WLAN key, you will also find the password you are looking for on the bottom of your router.
2. If you want to change your WLAN password, call up the user interface of your router in your browser for this. To change the WLAN key of a FritzBox, call the page fritz.box and follow the further steps of the instructions for changing the WLAN password.