Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Saved Wireless Password Recovery in Windows 10

Show the list of wireless profiles:
netsh wlan show profiles

Retrieve the stored key (WPA, WEP, etc) of a profile:
netsh wlan show profiles name=[profile name] key=clear

Delete a wireless profile:
netsh wlan delete profile name=[profile name]

Set a network’s priority:
netsh wlan set profileorder name=[profile name]interface=[interface_name] priority=1

Stop automatically connecting to a network:
netsh wlan set profileparameter name=[profile name] connectionmode=manual

Though you can’t actually make changes to the network profiles themselves, you can export a desired profile, make changes to the XML file, and then import the profile back onto the same machine or another one.

In Windows 8, Microsoft also removed the ability to save/export the network profiles from the GUI in the Wireless Network Properties box under the Connection tab. However, it’s still possible via Netsh commands:

Export a wireless network profile:
netsh wlan export profile name=[profile name]

Import a network profile:

netsh wlan add profile filename=[path_and_filename.xml] interface=[interface_name]

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