Display WiFi Passwords in Clear Text

Display WiFi Passwords in Clear Text

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Information Technology (IT), Architecture

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The video tutorial explains how to retrieve Wi-Fi passwords stored by Windows using PowerShell. It guides users through listing all previously connected Wi-Fi networks and demonstrates how to find the password for a specific network using a series of commands.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Windows do with the Wi-Fi passwords of networks you have connected to?

It deletes them after disconnection.

It encrypts them and sends to Microsoft.

It shares them with other devices.

It stores them for future use.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which tool is used to list all Wi-Fi profiles on a Windows computer?

Control Panel

Command Prompt

Task Manager

PowerShell

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What command is used to display all Wi-Fi profiles in PowerShell?

list-wifi-networks

netsh wlan show profiles

get-wifi-profiles

ipconfig /all

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To retrieve a specific Wi-Fi password, which command should be used in PowerShell?

retrieve-wifi-key

netsh wlan show profile name="SSID" key=clear

netsh wlan show password

get-wifi-password

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of adding 'key=clear' in the PowerShell command?

To encrypt the password

To display the password in plain text

To hide the password

To delete the password