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I have a new laptop which I used to connect to the guest network in our house. I typed in the wrong password at login and now I cannot type in the correct one. How can I clear or change the password without having access to the router?

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  • Adding a comment here to point out the ridiculousness of things. You can no longer do this very basic thing in Windows 10.
    – Danyal
    Aug 23, 2023 at 8:32

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To modify a wireless network's profile...

  1. Open the Control Panel and click Network and Internet.

    Control Panel

  2. Click Network and Sharing Center.

    Network and Internet

  3. Click Manage wireless networks on the left pane.

    Network and Sharing Center

  4. Right-click on the wireless network and click Properties.

    Manage Wireless Networks

  5. Click on the Security tab and edit the key in the Network security key field.

    Properties

Note: If you don't want to retype the whole password, you can enable the Show characters option and edit from there.

show characters

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  • But it changes to previous one automatically.
    – Kabir
    Mar 8, 2016 at 8:03
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Go to your system tray icon

click on wireless network icon, right click the desired network, click on properties

click on wireless network icon, right click the desired network, click on properties

Click on show characters

Click on show Characters and change the Network Security Key above it.

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  • +1 for the more succinct answer! Feb 27, 2013 at 13:57
  • @0xC0000022L it's succint but works only if you're connected to the network.
    – Danyal
    Aug 23, 2023 at 8:31
  • @Danyal that's a fair point. Indeed. Aug 29, 2023 at 12:49

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