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Any way to view or find my wifi password in Windows 10 laptop?
So, you’re trying to find WiFi password on Windows 10 laptop? Using the netsh command to pull the password only works if you have the right permissions. If you’re not an admin on that machine, you can forget about it.
While the password is encrypted with DPAPI, if you’re working on a shared machine, someone with admin rights could easily retrieve it. So, if you’re sharing a laptop with family or coworkers, it’s a bit of a privacy issue. You might just end up exposing your WiFi password to everyone using the machine.
This whole process hinges on the netsh command and the underlying Windows Data Protection API. If something goes wrong with your Windows installation or if those components are corrupted, you might find yourself unable to retrieve those passwords. So it's like having a tool ready, but one wrong move and you can’t use it!