Windows WPA3 diagnosis

August 26, 2020

Windows enables WPA3 at the operating system level. The computer may also need device-specific firmware / software updates to get WPA3 working.

Check if WiFi features such as WPA3 and 802.11ax are enabled:

netsh wlan show drivers

look for “802.11ax” under:

Radio types supported : 802.11b 802.11a 802.11g 802.11n 802.11ac 802.11ax

also look under:

Authentication and cipher supported in infrastructure mode:
WPA3-Personal

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Determine if the network is WPA3 from a Windows device that works on the network by:

netsh wlan show networks

Look for the SSID of the desired network. It should include a field:

Authentication          : WPA3-Personal

Some devices connect to WPA3 by selecting WPA2 if WPA3 menu choice isn’t present.

WPA3-capable devices we have used on WPA3 (or WPA3 transitional) successfully include: