Read the WLAN password, check the release and more: 3 tips

Would you like to read out your WLAN password or get an overview of your shares on Windows? You may also be using multiple PCs on the network, and you are constantly interfering with user accounts and passwords. Our three quick tips help you in everyday life


1. Read the WLAN key (Windows 7)


To register a new notebook or tablet for the first time in your own WLAN, you need the WLAN key. With modern routers, the unique key sticks to a label. And since you do not necessarily have to change it, many users do not notice it. If the label is gone, you must read the key again from the PC. If you have access to a PC registered in the WLAN, you can read the WLAN number there again.


2. Overview of Windows shares (Windows 7, 8.1)


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3. Network application without password (Windows 7, 8.1 only Pro, Ultimate, Enterprise)


Click on the WLAN icon in the info area of ​​the taskbar, and right-click on the WLAN whose key you want to read out. From the context menu, choose Properties. A dialog box opens, in which you only have to switch on the Display Character button. Then the WLAN key is to be read in the plaintext.


In private networks from several computers, you often lose the overview of the shares on your computer. A Windows SystemTool lists all releases, shows users logged on to the network, and shared files that have opened them. Use the [Win] + [R] key combination to open the Run window, enter "fsmgmt.msc" and press the Enter key. Now you see all releases on your own PC. Admin releases with $ characters in the name are hidden and can not be seen in the network environment of the other computers.


If you use a username without a password on the PC (with Windows 7, Windows 8.1 Pro or Ultimate / Enterprise), you can only use this name to log on locally and not on another computer on the network. Windows 7 and 8.1 automatically manage the login on the local network. An error message is displayed when attempting to access a shared directory over the network with an earlier version of Windows or with Linux as a user without a password. In order not to assign a password to the user, you can enable the network login without a password in Windows 7 and 8.1


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To do this, select Local Security Policy under System and Security / Administration in the Control Panel. In the Local Policies / Security Options list, locate the Account policy: Restrict local account usage of empty passwords to console logon. Double-click this policy and set it to Disabled. You can then access the shared directory on the Windows 7 computer as a user without a password over the network.