PCMag reviews products, but we may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page. Chances are you have a Wi-Fi network at home, or live close to one (or more) that tantalizingly pops up in a list whenever you boot up the laptop. The problem is, if there's a lock next to the network name (AKA the SSID, or service set identifier), that indicates security is activated. Without the password or passphrase, you're not going to get access to that network, or the sweet, sweet internet that goes with it.

Netsh wlan show profile The results will bring up a section called User Profiles—those are all the Wi-Fi networks (aka WLANs, or wireless local area networks) you've accessed and saved. Pick the one you want to get the password for, highlight it, and copy it. At the prompt below, type the following, but replace the Xs with the network name you copied; you only need the quotation marks if the network name has spaces in it. Netsh wlan show profile name='XXXXXXXX' key=clear In the new data that comes up, look under Security Settings for the line 'Key Content.'

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The word displayed is the Wi-Fi password/key you are missing. On macOS, open up the Spotlight search (Cmd+Space) and type terminal to get the Mac equivalent of a command prompt. Type the following, replacing the Xs with the network name.

Security find-generic-password -wa XXXXX Reset the Router Before you do a full reset just to get on the wireless, try to first. From there, you can easily reset your Wi-Fi password/key if you've forgotten it. That's not possible if you don't know the password for the router, either. (They're not the same thing unless you set it up that way).

Resetting the router only works if you have access. That access could be over Wi-Fi (which we've just established you don't have) or physically utilizing an Ethernet cable. Or that access can simply be that you are in the same room as the router. Almost every router in existence has a recessed reset button.

Push it with a pen or unfolded paperclip, hold it for about 10 seconds, and the router will reset to the factory settings. If you've got a router that came from your internet service provider (ISP), check the stickers on the unit before a reset—the ISP might have printed the router and Wi-Fi key right on the hardware. Once a router is reset, you need another password (plus a username) to access the router itself. Again, you can do this via a PC attached to the router via Ethernet—you'll need that since the reset probably killed any potential Wi-Fi connection you had going in. The actual access is typically done with a web browser.

The URL to type is either 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1, or some variation. Try them randomly; that generally works. To figure out which one, on the PC connected to the router, open a command prompt and type 'ipconfig' without the quotes. Look among the gobbledygook for an 'IPv4 Address,' which will start with 192.168. The other two spaces, called octets, are going to be different numbers between 0 and 255. Note the third octet (probably a 1 or 0). The fourth is specific to the PC you're using to log into the router.

In the browser, type 192.168.x.1, replacing the X with the number you found in the ipconfig search. The 1 in the last octet should point at the router—it's the number one device on the network. At this point, the router should then ask for a username and password. You can check your manual, but you probably lost it or threw it away.

So instead, go to, which exists for one reason: to tell people the default username/password on every router ever created. You'll need the router's model number, but that's easy enough to find on the back or bottom. You'll quickly see a pattern among router makers of having the username of admin and a password of password. Since most people are lazy and don't change an assigned password, you could try those options before hitting the reset button. (But c'mon, you're better than that—change the password when you via your web browser.) Once you've accessed the router interface, go to the Wi-Fi settings, turn on the wireless networks, and assign strong but easy-to-recall passwords.

After all, you don't want to share with neighbors without your permission. Make that Wi-Fi password easy to type on a mobile device, too. Nothing is more frustrating than trying to get a smartphone on Wi-Fi with some cryptic, impossible to key-in-via-thumbs nonsense, even if it is the most secure. Crack the Code. You didn't come here because the headline said 'reset the router,' though. You want to know how to crack the password on a Wi-Fi network.

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