WiFi stands for Wireless Fidelity, is a standard technology used on devices like laptops, smartphones, tablets, and other wireless devices to connect with the internet. By using a LAN cable, you can utilise connect only one device at a time. But, WiFi technology provides access to connect multiple devices simultaneously. Unlike LAN, you can protect your WiFi network with a password that needs to be changed regularly. It prevents unknown users from connecting to your WiFi network. Let’s discuss the possible ways to change the password for your WiFi network utilising Windows 10 computers.
Change WiFi Password on Windows 10 Utilizing Chrome
Your PC must be connected to the particular WiFi network to change its password.
Step 1: Start the browser on your Computer.
Step 2: From your browser, start the WiFi Configuration page.
Note: These are some of the standard router addresses are 192.168.1.1, 192.168.2.1, 192.168.0.1 (or) 10.0.0.1, 10.0.1.1 for macOS.
Step 3: Log in with your credentials to enter the Router dashboard.
Step 4: On the dashboard, agree to the wireless menu.
Step 5: Continue to the password section and enter the latest & strong password for your network.
Step 6: If you want, you can change the protection type to WPA or WPA/WPA2.
Step 7: Click Save, and the changes will be applied immediately.
You can also follow this method on other Windows version computers and smartphones.
Connect your Windows 10 PC to Password Changed Network
Step 1: Open Settings on your PC.
Step 2: Under settings, click on Network & Internet.
Step 3: Agree on Show available networks.
You can additionally skip the above steps and view the free network directly by clicking on the taskbar’s Internet icon.
Step 4: Tap on your WiFi network and right-click on it.
Step 5:Click the Forget option.
Step 6: Again, agree on the same WiFi network and tap Connect.
Step 7: It will ask for the updated WiFi password. Enter the latest password and connect to the network.
The only method to change the WiFi password is by visiting its configuration page on the web browser. Let us understand what you think about the tutorial in the comment section below. Have safe and secure surfing over the internet.