Display WLAN password: How it works

Once you have dialed into a WLAN network, you can display the password. This is especially helpful if you can't remember the password and don't have it written down anywhere. The following instructions refer to the Windows operating system.

WLAN-Passwort anzeigen unter Windows

You can display your WLAN password in various ways. For each operating system and device, the steps may differ greatly, which makes the following guide only for Windows.

1. To view your WLAN password, right-click the WLAN icon in the taskbar at the bottom right.
2. Select the entry "Open Network and Sharing Center" on.
3. It now opens a new window, in which you click on the "Show active networks" area.
4. Continue to "Connections", which now takes you to "Wireless Properties".
5. In the new window, switch to the "Security" tab and check "Show characters".

Show WLAN password via console

1. Alternatively, you can also open the command prompt by pressing [Windows] + [R] and entering [cmd.exe] eingeben.
2. Nutzen Sie nun den Befehl [netsh WLAN show profile name=SSID-Name key=clear] und ersetzen Sie den SSID-Namen durch den Namen des WLAN-Netzwerks.
3. Damit diese Methode funktioniert, müssen Sie aktuell mit dem angegebenen Netzwerk verbunden sein.