How to find network password you already signed to

Often you have one device already connected to the WiFi network, and need to sign another device to the same network. But the password is lost. Here is a hack how to recover it.

Android

On android you can just navigate to the network in WiFi settings and click share icon. you will get QR code to be shared directly or there will be a password clearly spelled in the bottom of QR code.

PC

On pc it is not as easy, but still doable most of the time:

Open cmd and type the following

netsh wlan show profile name="YOUR_WIFI_NAME" key=clear

Look for

Key Content : your_password_here

Enjoy


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