Windows 7: Homegroup Password - View or Print

   Information

If you have forgot your Windows 7 homegroup password, then this will show you how to view or print it to see what it is again. You must have this password to be able to join a computer to your homegroup.

   Note

HomeGroup makes it easy to share pictures, music, documents, videos, and printers with other people on your home network. You would have had to created a homegroup first before you will have a password to use to join other computer to your homegroup.

1. Open Windows Explorer, right click on Homegroup in the navigation pane, and click on View the HomeGroup password. (See screenshot below)

A) Go to step 6.

OR

2. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click on the HomeGroup icon.

A) Go to step 4.

OR

3. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click on the Network and Sharing Center icon.

4. Click on the Choose homegroup and sharing options link. (see screenshot below)

5. Click on the View or print homegroup password link. (see screenshot below)

6. Write down this password down, or click on Print this page to print the passoword. When done, close this window. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: The password is case sensitive, so it will need to be typed exactly as it appears here when used to join a computer to the homegroup.