SSID
The profile name extracted from Windows is stored in the SSID column.
Windows Wi-Fi Utility
Wi-Fi Info
Wi-Fi Info is a lightweight PowerShell utility that reads the Wi-Fi profiles already saved in the local Windows installation, displays their SSID names and any locally stored passwords Windows can reveal, and saves the results to a text file beside the script.
Sensitive information: this utility can expose saved Wi-Fi passwords in clear text. Use it only on a Windows device you own or are authorized to manage, and protect or delete the generated text file when it is no longer needed.
Workflow
How Wi-Fi Info works
01List Saved Profiles
02Read Stored Keys
03Display & Save
Saved Profiles
Enumerates Windows WLAN profiles
The script begins with the built-in Windows command netsh wlan show profiles. It extracts entries labeled All User Profile and treats each returned profile name as an SSID/profile to inspect.
Wi-Fi Info does not scan nearby wireless networks. It works from Wi-Fi profiles that Windows has already saved on the computer.
Password Retrieval
Requests stored Wi-Fi keys in clear text
For each saved profile, the current script runs:
netsh wlan show profile name="PROFILE_NAME" key=clear
It then searches the returned profile details for Key Content. When Windows exposes a stored wireless key, that value becomes the PASSWORD field associated with the SSID.
Password
The value found after Key Content is stored in the PASSWORD column.
Not every saved profile necessarily has a retrievable password. Open networks, enterprise-authenticated networks, profiles without a stored key, or profiles Windows cannot reveal may result in a blank password field.
Console Output
SSID and password table
When profiles are found, the collected objects are formatted into a PowerShell table with SSID and PASSWORD columns. If no saved Wi-Fi profiles are detected, the script displays:
No Wi-Fi profiles found on this computer.
Saved Results
Wifi Info.txt
After collecting the profile information, the script writes the same data to:
<script directory>\Wifi Info.txt
Saved beside the script
The destination is based on PowerShell's $PSScriptRoot, so the text file is created in the extracted Wi-Fi Info folder.
ASCII text output
The current script writes the results with Out-File -Encoding ASCII.
Replaced on another run
The script does not use -Append, so another run writes a new Wifi Info.txt at the same location.
Local file only
The current script contains no command that uploads or transmits the generated text file.
How To Run
Launching Wi-Fi Info
- Use the utility only on a computer you own or are authorized to manage.
- Download and extract Wi-Fi Info.zip.
- Run Run Me.bat.
- The launcher starts PowerShell with -ExecutionPolicy Bypass and requests administrator elevation through UAC.
- Windows saved Wi-Fi profiles are enumerated.
- Each profile is queried with key=clear so any locally stored key can be read.
- The SSID/password table is displayed in the console.
- The results are written to Wifi Info.txt beside the script.
- Press Enter to exit.
The included Read Me notes that Windows 11 may display a “Windows protected your PC” SmartScreen message because the script was downloaded. Review the files before choosing “More info” and “Run anyway.”
Transparency
What the current script does and does not do
Reads local Windows profiles
The information comes from WLAN profiles already stored by Windows on the computer.
Does not discover remote passwords
The script does not crack Wi-Fi encryption or obtain passwords from networks that are not already represented by saved Windows profiles.
No network requests
The current PowerShell script contains no web request, API request, upload, or download logic.
No persistent installation
It does not install a service, scheduled task, startup item, or other background component.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What Wi-Fi networks does it show?
Profiles already saved in Windows and returned as All User Profile entries by netsh wlan show profiles.
Can it display saved Wi-Fi passwords?
Yes. It requests each profile with key=clear and records the Key Content value when Windows provides one.
Why might a password be blank?
The network may not use a stored pre-shared key, or Windows may not return a Key Content value for that profile.
Where is the result saved?
As Wifi Info.txt in the same directory as Wi-Fi Info.ps1.
Does it send the passwords anywhere?
No. The current script contains no network or upload functionality.
Does it require administrator access?
The included batch launcher requests administrator elevation through UAC before running the PowerShell script.