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Any way to view or find my wifi password in Windows 10 laptop?
About viewing WiFi password in Windows 10 laptop. Not everyone is comfortable using the Command Prompt. If you’re not familiar with typing commands, it might feel a bit intimidating. I mean, who wants to mess with lines of text that look like they belong in a hacker movie, right?
You need to run the Command Prompt as an administrator to see the Wi-Fi details. If you’ve got a locked-down setup (like on a work laptop), you might not have those permissions, and it can be a hassle.
If you're not careful with the commands, especially if you're playing around with network settings, you could end up changing something you didn’t mean to and cause connectivity issues. This happened to a friend of mine once, and they spent hours trying to fix it.
Sometimes the graphical interface is just easier to digest. If you’re a visual learner, staring at lines of text can make it harder to retain the info. The settings menu is way more user-friendly.