Need a Wi-Fi password? Maybe you're visiting a friend's house, but they're busy. Or your laptop is connected, but your phone is not. There are ways to wirelessly share passwords between devices, but if that's not an option, here's how to grab the Wi-Fi password from your already-connected devices. How to See Wi-Fi Password in Windows Windows makes this easy, as long as you're currently connected to the network in question. Open the Start menu and search for Network Status, then click the Change Adapter Options button that appears in the settings menu. (If you're on Windows 7, open the Control Panel and head to