Problem
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 has a more restrictive graphical user interface for managing Wireless settings / profiles.
Solution
Manage the WiFi Profiles/settings via a elevated command prompt.
Open the start screen and type “CMD” Right click on the “Command Prompt” icon and click “Run as administrator”
![Open Elivated Command Window](https://fixkb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/windows8RunCMDElivated-186x300.png)
To show wireless network profiles that already exist do the following:
In the command Prompt window type the following command “netsh wlan show profile”
- Enter “netsh wlan show profile”
This will display all the wireless networks your computer has settings for:
![List of networks the machine has details for](https://fixkb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/wifiprofilelist-300x81.png)
To show setting for a particulate wireless network profile, in this example we will look up the details for WiFi network “MyWiFi” you add the name=Network_Name to the command:
“netsh wlan show profile name=MyWiFi”
![Show the wireless setting for network "MyWiFi"](https://fixkb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/profileDetails-300x175.png)
To display the wireless network details INCLUDING the wireless key add the command “key=clear”. in this example we will display the key for the network “MyWiFi”
Enter: “netsh wlan show profile name=MyWiFi key=clear”
![Show the wireless setting for network "MyWiFi" plus the WEP/WPA Key](https://fixkb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/profileDetailPlusKey-300x188.png)
Displaying the key will only work if the command prompt window is run as administrator
To delete a network profile use the “delete profile name=” command. In the example we will delete MyWiFi network
"netsh wlan delete profile name=MyWiFi"
Deleting the network profile/settings will only work if the Command Prompt window is run as administrator
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