06 October 2014

Windows 8 and the missing Wifi profile manager

Never missed it until i needed it just now.
In Windows 7 there's a wifi profile manager.


Here you can edit your wifi connections, even those your currently not connected to.



In windows 8 its gone....

Now you must use Netsh from the windows 8(.1) CLI (cmd).
Open a run box window (or press win+R) then type cmd to open Windows 8 CLI.
To see stored wireless profiles, type:
   netsh wlan show profiles
This will show a list of saved profiles of your connected WLAN devices. Then you'll need to write/save/memorize the profile name that you want to change.
To see the stored key (WPA/WEP/etc) of a specific profile:
   netsh wlan show profiles name=[profile name] key=clear
You'll find the key content under security settings.
To delete a stored profile:
   netsh wlan delete profile name=[profile name]
This will delete the stored profile of every WLAN interface. If you want to delete the profile of a specific WLAN interface, you need to use the following:
   netsh wlan delete profile name=[profile name] interface=[interface name]
Or you can use an open source tool called: WiFi Profile Manager 8.
This tool lets you view all connections ever made in an easy to use GUI.
Go to the website for more info.

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