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HOW TO FIND OUT WIFI PASSWORD USING COMMAND PROMPT

All wifi passwords of successfully connected devices are stored on your PC, just incase you have a need to view them.
To view the passwords of previous devices that has been connected to your PC:

  • search for CMD(command prompt) on your windows search bar and then run as administrator

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  • then input "netsh wlan show profile" in the command prompt and a profile of successfully connected devices will come up

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  • then input "netsh wlan export profile folder=C:\ key=clear" in the command prompt and the file of all the wifi profiles will be saved on your PC

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  • go to your local disk and select whichever wifi profile you'd like to view and open it

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  • you'd see the password in the shared-key key-material region. You're welcome.

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FYI- This is not hacking, it's basic knowledge.

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