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Question

Where are Windows 7 Stored Wifi password ?

Jul 7, 2014 10:42AM PDT

Where are Windows 7 Stored Wifi password ?

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The registry.
Jul 7, 2014 10:52AM PDT
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thnx
Jul 7, 2014 12:44PM PDT

thank you very much R. Proffitt

but the key encrypted ,what kind of encryption?

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Odd.
Jul 7, 2014 3:43PM PDT

I tried to show it and it showed using the method they gave so no decryption was required. Remember I can't read minds so tell exactly what you are after.
Bob

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why not just get from router?
Jul 7, 2014 12:59PM PDT

If you forgot the router password and nobody else remembers it, then a hard reset will let you set things up again with a new password.