Did you ever forget what your wireless passkey was? Or did you ever want to connect to a secured wireless network but didn’t know the wireless key? Here is a tip on how to retrieve a wireless passkey on a Windows 7 computer.

Step One: Go to Control Panel > Network and Internet.

Step Two: Select Network and Sharing Center.

Step Three: Select Manage wireless networks

Step Four: You will now see the wireless networks you connected your computer to. Right-click on the wireless network (the one you need the password for) and select Properties.

Step Five : You will not be presented with the next window.

Click on the Security tab.

Step Six : Check the box beside show characters. The wireless passkey will now be shown in clear text.

Let me know if this helps you out by leaving a comment.

This was posted by techspeeder.