Have you forgotten or lost your wifi key and don’t know how to see and remember it? Quiet! Everything has a solution, even this one. This is possible, because the access codes will always be stored on your computer while you are using them.
Next, you will enjoy a step-by-step guide to know and remember the password or password of my Wi-Fi in case of forgetfulness or loss . To do this, I will lead you to the different ways to know the password of a Wi-Fi network, and connect your mobile device or computer.
You just need to know how to get to this information, regardless of the operating system you use. From your computer with Windows, MacOS, GNU / Linux, Android, and even from your own router, you can solve this problem. Are you with me?
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Steps and methods to see the keys in any case of my WiFi of forgetfulness or loss
It is possible that, when connected to your Wi-Fi, your computer or mobile device , it will ask you again for the password, even if you had already entered it.
Everything is going well, until you realize that you have forgotten it. Above all, when your passwords are hard to remember, because you wanted to increase the security of your network.
Getting this password is an easy process if you follow the correct steps. Well, all operating systems store it, and if you know where to look, you will undoubtedly find it.
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Next, I will present the most common cases. Know what they are:
See the keys stored in Windows 10
If you use Windows 10, and you want to find the Wifi password you have forgotten, follow these 5 simple steps:
- Step 1. Go to Home> Settings> Networks and Internet
- Step 2. Choose the connection and click on “ Connect”
- Step 3. Go to the search box and type “View network connections” , and choose the option you are looking for.
- Step 4. Once you have chosen the option, right click and select: Status> Properties Wireless Network.
- Step 5. Choose the “ Security” tab and then “Show characters” and voila! You can see in the field « Network security key» the characters of your Wifi password.
Know the key saved in a MacOS
Getting the key saved in a MacOS is also possible, even from its different versions: Mac OS X, OS X or MacOS .
Here are some simple steps that won’t let you down:
- Step 1. Reach « Access to keychains» . The fastest way to get there is by pressing CMD + space, so that the Spotlight search engine opens. However, getting to the key ring is not everything. There you will find all the access codes used on your Mac, including Wi-Fi.
- Step 2. Search for “ Airport ”. It is located in the upper right corner of « Access to Keychains».
- Step 3. Once there, you can see in the main window the list of Wifi connections that have been accessed. You just have to choose the desired option, just by clicking the right button.
- Step 4. Next, a window will open where you must enter the administrator username and password. Once this information is entered you will see the password . In case you want to copy it, you must go to the option to copy the password to the clipboard.
Find your WiFi password in GNU / Linux
To access the WiFi password from GNU / Linux, you will find that each distribution presents you with different options. This is due to the type of distribution, since in each of them the options change. However, I will show you two generalized options in all environments.
- In the first option, you must enter the “ System Preferences” option, and click on “ Network Option”.
- Once there, you just have to go to the options menu from the wireless tab, where you can see your Wifi. Once that window opens, you can see your password.
- However, everything will depend on the distribution used, to opt for other routes.
The second option, and the safest will always be from the Terminal », but for this you should not fear the codes. Next, I will show you an easy and secure way to know the Wifi key from any Linux:
- The first thing you should do is go to « Terminal Emulator».
- Then proceed to place the following code:
- sudo cat /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/NAMEWIFI.nmconnection | grep psk =
- If you have trouble writing it, you can copy and paste directly to the terminal using ctrl + shift + v. However, you cannot forget that, where it says WIFI NAME the name of the WiFi you want to know the password should go.
- And that’s it! It will return you an answer like this: psk: PASSWORD. So you can see the password you wanted to know so much.
Remember the password on an Android device
When it comes to remembering the password from Android devices, we have several ways, and some more complicated than others. However, I will tell you about the simplest and easiest to use, but for this you will have to resort to two apps.
The first one, « Wifi Password Recovery», an application that will look for the password that has been saved on the device, and will show it to you.
The second option is through any file manager. You can use the app « ES File Explorer». Through it, you will access the folders data / wifi or data / misc / wifi .
In this folder, you will find the file wpa_supplicant.conf. Once there, you can see the list of all the Wi-Fi connections that the device has previously accessed, with their respective passwords. All this will be possible, as long as you have enabled the root option from your Android device.
View on an iPhone phone
To see your forgotten WiFi password on an iPhone phone , you must use iCloud Sync . This feature is typical of Apple devices. But it requires a previous configuration that I will show you in step 1, below:
Step 1. Synchronize your iPhone passwords with Mac
- In this first step, first of all, you must go to Settings> iCloud> Keychain . If “Keychain” is not activated, you must do so.
- Then, you must go back to « Settings», and click on the option « Share Internet», choose « Personal Hotspot» , and activate it. Now if you are ready to connect your Mac to the access point “ Personal Hotspot” of your iPhone, accessing from the WiFi menu.
- In this way, you will have synchronized your iPhone passwords with the Mac Keychain.
Step 2. View passwords saved on the Mac
- Once the synchronization is ready, you will be able to see the WiFi key from your iPhone that you so long for. To do this, you must open the Keychain application, either from “Spotlight” (Access to Keychain), or from the “Launchpad”, by going to the folder “ Other ».
- Once there, you must go to System, and click on” Passwords “, then you must access the WiFi network that you want to know the password.
- Click the name of the network , and access the Keychain , select from the pop-up window the details option about the network you have selected, and choose « Show Password «.
- In order to grant the administrator credentials , you must enter the username and password.
- Once this process is finished, you will be able to see your password.
Check from my router’s own configuration
If all the above options seem unfeasible, there will always be the option to check from your router’s own configuration. To do this, you must access with the password that the router brings by default. Generally, it will be reflected in the user manual , but if you can’t find it, you can access it from a web page.
I recommend you do it from RouterPasswords.com , since this website specializes in storing users and passwords of all types of routers.
In case you have changed the default password that the router brings, you can always go to the reset option. And so it will be ready with the factory settings. However, you should take the forecast that the internet configuration does not affect you, because this essential element may affect you.
How to view all WiFi passwords in your computer Windows 10 system?
When you are on Windows 10 , the option to manage wireless network does not exist, leading you to resort to command lines. Although it seems somewhat complicated, from the system symbols you can do this process in a very easy and simple way.
- To do this, just open the application « Command Prompt» , and type the following command: netsh wlan show profiles
- After that, it will appear a list of the WiFi network profiles that have been stored on this computer.
- Now, put the name of the command: netsh wlan show profile name = wifiname key = clear
But, before executing it, replace the wifiname with the name of your WiFi network. This will show the list of stored data, which includes the access passwords that you are waiting for so much.
We have reached the end of our step-by-step guide to know and remember the password or password of my wifi in case you have forgotten or lost it. If you have trouble remembering them, do not forget that You can use this post as many times as necessary to remember it again.