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Get the Keys to Your Wireless Router

Get the Keys to Your Wireless Router

Vote: (43 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Gear Box Computers

Version: 1.2.0.0

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(43 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Gear Box Computers

1.2.0.0

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • Recover Lost Passwords Quickly All you have to do is click a few buttons, wait about a minute, and you’ll have all of the saved networks you’ve logged into since you installed your computer displayed right in front of you.
  • Can Reveal Even Hashed Passwords Wifi Key Finder takes hashed passwords and turns them into plaintext passwords that you can read and enter into any device, not just your current one.
  • Stop Resetting Your System You won’t have to constantly reset your router when you need to add a new device to your network!

Cons

  • Doesn’t Work for All Passwords If the password to a network has changed since you last logged this program won’t work, and some passwords just aren’t recoverable.

Wifi Key Finder helps you find and recover lost passwords and Wi-Fi keys on Windows PCs.

How many times have you lost or forgotten Wi-Fi passwords at home, work, school, or even your favorite coffee shop? Sure, you could write your passwords down somewhere but then they could be stolen – or worse, lost all over again!

But what if you could just recover those passwords whenever you needed to all on your own? You can with Wifi Key Finder!

Wifi Key Finder is a handy tool that scans your system for cached Wi-Fi passwords from networks you’ve already connected to before. Did you know that when you connect to most Wi-Fi networks and enter a password, Windows saves that password for later use? Even if you forget it, Windows often remembers and you can retrieve those passwords if you know how.

This can also be a very useful tool if you need to log a new tablet or phone into your network but you don’t remember the password – all you’ll have to do is run the program, get the password and then enter it into your tablet or phone manually.

It needs to be said that this isn’t a “hacking” tool. It can’t crack Wi-Fi passwords, it can’t decrypt Edison keys, it can’t really do much of anything other than scan your computer for cached passwords. Sometimes the passwords it pulls are outdated and no longer work, sometimes passwords can't be pulled at all.

You’ll also want to make sure you only use this tool on computers you have access to – you shouldn’t use this app to scan other people’s computers so you can steal their Wi-Fi passwords for example, that would be wrong. You also wouldn’t want to use this to recover passwords to networks you’re no longer allowed to access, either.

Wifi Key Finder isn't the greatest password recovery tool but for most users it's a free and easy way to get back online. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but you won’t know until you give it a try.

Pros

  • Recover Lost Passwords Quickly All you have to do is click a few buttons, wait about a minute, and you’ll have all of the saved networks you’ve logged into since you installed your computer displayed right in front of you.
  • Can Reveal Even Hashed Passwords Wifi Key Finder takes hashed passwords and turns them into plaintext passwords that you can read and enter into any device, not just your current one.
  • Stop Resetting Your System You won’t have to constantly reset your router when you need to add a new device to your network!

Cons

  • Doesn’t Work for All Passwords If the password to a network has changed since you last logged this program won’t work, and some passwords just aren’t recoverable.

This download is no longer available. This could be due to the program being discontinued, having a security issue or for some other reason.

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