Sunday, 23 November 2014


Forgot Wifi password ??  Here's the solution

 People keep forgetting their passwords all the time, but if there's one kind
of password that no one bothers to remember it has to be the Wi-Fi password. 
If you have forgotten
 the password of your Wi-Fi network, follow these steps to recover it.

Windows

While you might come across several apps that claim to let you recover saved Wi-Fi
passwords, you don't need any of those on Windows PCs. Even if you don't have
 administrator access on your PC, you can look up the Wi-Fi password by following
 these steps. Note that this method only works when the security is set to
 Personal - if you're connected to an Enterprise network, such as your office Wi-Fi,
 then this method will not show the password.
1. Using a PC that is connected to the Wi-Fi network in question, go to Start >
 Control Panel > Network and Sharing Centre. On Windows 8 computers, you
can tap Windows key + C, click Search and look for Network and Sharing Center.
2. Click Change adapter settings on the left sidebar.
3. Right-click the Wi-Fi network you're using and click on Status.
4. Click Wireless properties.
5. Click the Security tab.
6. Now you will see the name of the Wi-Fi network and the hidden password.
 Check Show characters to reveal the saved password.
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Mac

You can find saved Wi-Fi passwords through the Keychain Access app on the Mac. Here's how.
1. Go to /Applications/Utilities.
2. Open Keychain Access. Go to the System keychain listed under the Keychains on the top left.
3. Search for the Wi-Fi network you are trying to find the password for, by typing the name of the network (SSID) in the search box in the top right corner, or by manually finding it in the list.
4. Double-click the name of the network and in the resultant box, check the Show password option.
4. Enter the user account password when prompted and you'll be shown the saved Wi-Fi password in clear-text.
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