Can't find "show password" for homegroup

Hi folks -

having trouble recovering my password for a Homegroup, Windows 10. I know, know - I don't know why I don't have it written down along with my other bazillion passwords...

I'm on the computer I used to set up the Homegroup, which I vaguely recall setting up a year or two ago when we first got this desktop. I'd like for other computers to access files on this desktop, I assume via the Homegroup. but I can't recall the password to connect to this desktop via Homegroup.

I've read that if I'm logged into the account on the computer used to create the homegroup, I should be able to go through control panel/Homegroup/show or print password - but I don't see that option.

When I go to CP/Homegroup... it says "bsn on NISNESTPC has created a Homegroup on the network" - and only gives me two buttons to "join now" or "close". If I attempt to "join now" - I get as far as needing to enter the password, of which I can't remember. There are also 2 links for "change advanced sharing settings..." and "start the homegroup troubleshooter". Neither of which are helpful.

In short - how can I recover my forgotten HomeGroup password in Windows 10??

Many thanks.

Windows 10 Run Command [Windows-Logo]+[R] and enter the command:
control.exe /name Microsoft.HomeGroup and click the text Change Password.

Go to the computer that initially created the Homegroup.
Go to File Explorer > left side, RIGHT click at HomeGroup > click View the HomeGroup password.

davidhk: thanks for this tip. However I discovered that when I right click on HomeGroup as you suggested, the option to "view the HomeGroup password" is grayed-out. I must be missing something!! Any further advice?

Railtech: thanks. I haven't tried this yet as I'm curious to know first why the option above is grayed-out for me. But curious to know: when I attempt to change my password, won't I need to know my current one?

Thanks

You signed in on your admin account or just a standard user account ?

Please help!

I had the same issue that the original poster has.

When hit HomeGroup in the control panel, what I got looks like on another computer when clicking the HomeGroup button. It says "Chen on Chen-XPS has created a homegroup on the network" and provides "join now" or "close" two buttons. But I am Chen and this is Chen-XPS! It seems that this computer doesn't know this and treats it some other computer.

If I use "run" to run "control.exe/name Microsoft.HomeGroup" I got " Windows cannot find 'control.exe/name'."

I am the only person using this computer and I am the administrator.

I believe this problem appears after recent OS update.

Update -

So I clicked "join in" button and enter a random password. Of course it doesn't work and it takes a few minutes and eventually shows an error and says this homegroup doesn't exist and let me create a new one.

I guess it is because the major system update I got a while ago screwed this up.

Everything is OK now.