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With NETSH WLAN one can find the list of interfaces, connections, settings, costs etc. But how do I find the most basic information:

  • How to find to which network (SSID) I am connected to (as shown in GUI) ?

These do not help:

  • netsh wlan show profiles
  • netsh wlan show profiles name=*
  • netsh wlan show interfaces
  • ...
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I've just found the answer to this. Just need to use netsh wlan show interfaces command. This will show all interfaces (Wi-Fi devices/cards - as shown in Network Connections). For example, when not connected to any WiFi, it will show:

There is 1 interface on the system:

    Name                   : WiFi
    Description            : D-Link DWA-132 Wireless N USB Adapter(rev.B)
    GUID                   : b023475e-7b92-4714-9cb2-0d15bc7c182b
    Physical address       : 78:54:2e:df:1b:01
    State                  : disconnected
    Radio status           : Hardware On
                             Software On

    Hosted network status  : Not available

But, after connecting to a Wi-Fi SSID, it shows:

There is 1 interface on the system:

    Name                   : WiFi
    Description            : D-Link DWA-132 Wireless N USB Adapter(rev.B)
    GUID                   : b023475e-7b92-4714-9cb2-0d15bc7c182b
    Physical address       : 78:54:2e:df:1b:01
    State                  : connected
    SSID                   : YourSSID
    BSSID                  : 06:18:0a:7a:c0:d4
    Network type           : Infrastructure
    Radio type             : 802.11n
    Authentication         : WPA2-Personal
    Cipher                 : CCMP
    Connection mode        : Profile
    Channel                : 11
    Receive rate (Mbps)    : 144
    Transmit rate (Mbps)   : 144
    Signal                 : 100%
    Profile                : TheProfileName

    Hosted network status  : Not available

Where the entry Profile: TheProfileName and SSID: YourSSID shows the profile/SSID you are connected to. If there are multiple Wi-Fi devices, the details will be shown appropriately.

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