you can also export and store it in your own interface configuration file
netsh wlan export profile interface=wi-fi key=clear folder=c:\
it will generate an .xml
file (named in a interface-essid format) in the folder specified (c:\
) with the plaintext password (clear
) inside of its keymaterial
tag
then you can also easily import (netsh wlan add profile interface=filename=c:\interface-essid.xml
) the configuration file where the essid and key are stored
it works on windows 8.1 as the interface is called wi-fi there (ncpa.cpl
)
in windows 7 its name is wireless network interface
Alternatively you can export the profile of all profiles without knowing their name by using the wildcard * as interface name:
netsh wlan export profile interface=* key=clear folder=c:\
A different .xml file will be generated for each interface
not really, he wants to recover a unknown password from a system that has it. – Journeyman Geek – 2012-05-15T05:10:04.327
@JourneymanGeek The password can be found using the same process. – iglvzx – 2012-05-15T05:10:49.800
http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/57836/proper-handling-for-different-question-same-answer – jay – 2012-05-15T05:16:02.323