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 To find out the wireless security key (also known as the Wi-Fi password), use these steps:
-    Open Start.
+  *     Open Start.
-    Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
+  *     Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
-    Type the following command to view wireless password and press Enter:
+  *     Type the following command to view wireless password and press Enter:
-    netsh wlan show profile name="WLAN-PROFILE-NAME" key=clear
+  netsh wlan show profile name="WLAN-PROFILE-NAME" key=clear
-    In the command, replace the WLAN-PROFILE-NAME with the name of the profile you want to see its security key.
+In the command, replace the WLAN-PROFILE-NAME with the name of the profile you want to see its security key.
-    For example, this command shows the password for the tsunami network:
+For example, this command shows the password for the tsunami network:
     netsh wlan show profile name="tsunami" key=clear
-    netsh wlan show password
+{{ :microsoft:cli:06_netsh-wlan-wifi-password.jpg?700 }}
-    Source: Windows Central
 After you complete the steps, you will know the network security key for the profile you specified.
 Although you can view the current network password through the wireless adapter properties in Control Panel, you can use this command to recover any network security key of any profile stored on the device.