Retrieve Plesk Admin Password Windows

To retrieve the plesk admin password please do the following:

  • In Plesk 11.5 and previous versions the file is located in the %plesk_bin% folder

  • In Plesk 12 this utility was moved to the %plesk_dir%\admin\bin\ folder


1. Open a command prompt

2. Type "cd %plesk_bin%" (without the quotes) and press Enter (If using Plesk 11 or lower)

2a. Type "cd %plesk_dir%\admin\bin\" (without the quotes) and press Enter (If using Plesk 12 or above)

3. Type "plesksrvclient -get -nogui | more" (without the quotes) and press Enter

4. Your password will now be printed in the Command Prompt Window.


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