{"id":2193,"date":"2020-12-09T11:33:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T11:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guyhowto.com\/?p=2193"},"modified":"2020-12-09T11:33:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T11:33:51","slug":"how-to-turn-your-windows-pc-into-a-wi-fi-hotspot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guyhowto.com\/how-to-turn-your-windows-pc-into-a-wi-fi-hotspot\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Turn Your Windows PC into a Wi-Fi Hotspot"},"content":{"rendered":"
Turn Your Windows PC Into a Wi-Fi Hotspot<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Windows can turn your laptop computer (or desktop) into a wireless hotspot, enabling other gadgets to connect to it. With Internet Connection Sharing, it can share your Internet connection with those connected devices. Here’s how the entire thing works.<\/p>\n

Thanks to a concealed virtual Wi-Fi adapter function in Windows, you can even produce a Wi-Fi hotspot while you’re connected to another Wi-Fi network, sharing one Wi-Fi connection over another one.<\/p>\n

Turn Your PC into a Wi-Fi Hotspot the Easy Method<\/strong><\/h5>\n

If you can’t get the built-in Windows Wi-Fi hotspot working, you should attempt utilizing Connectify Hotspot rather– it’s an entirely foolproof Wi-Fi hotspot with lots of options and a great interface. Connectify Hotspot is excellent if you’re at a hotel that charges per device, or if you’re on an aircraft and you link your laptop but do not want to pay more to link your phone.<\/p>\n

If you spend for the Pro version you can even use your PC as a Wi-Fi repeater or a wired router or share a connected connection off your phone. They offer you features like hotspot links to all your devices to Wi-Fi. You can share any offered connection over Wi-Fi or Ethernet. You can boost your Wi-Fi range.<\/p>\n

\"PC-into-a-Wi-Fi-Hotspot\"<\/p>\n

It’s actually more of a power user tool, however, if you’re trying to find a great option, Hotspot is totally free to check out, and the basic version is free with some constraints.<\/p>\n

Share a Wired or Wireless Internet Connection in Windows 10<\/strong><\/h5>\n

If you’re running Windows 10 with the Windows Anniversary Update installed, then you remain in luck. With that update, Windows now has a single switch for turning any PC with Wi-Fi into a hotspot, and it doesn’t matter whether the Internet connection you want to share is wired or wireless.<\/p>\n

For this you need to follow these:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1)<\/strong> First, fire up Settings by pressing Windows+ I on your keyboard. On the main Settings page, click \u201cNetwork & Internet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Or<\/p>\n

Select the Start button, then select Settings and click on > Network & Internet.<\/p>\n

\"Internet-Connection-in-\"<\/p>\n

2)<\/strong> On the Network & Internet page, on the left-hand side, click “Mobile hotspot.”<\/p>\n

\"Mobile-hotspot\"<\/p>\n

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3)<\/strong> On the right-hand side, switch on the “Share my Internet connection with other devices”<\/em><\/strong> switch. If you want something aside from the default network name and password, click the “Edit” button.<\/p>\n

\"Edit-button\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

4)<\/strong> In the Edit window, type whatever network name and password you want to utilize, and after that click “OK.”<\/p>\n

\"Edit-window\"<\/p>\n

And that’s all you actually have to carry out in Windows 10. It is among the very best brand-new features of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, although it presented with reasonably little fanfare.<\/p>\n

Share a Wired Internet Connection in Windows 8<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Unluckily, Windows 8 stripped away the graphical interface for establishing an ad-hoc network, so it’s not quite as easy to set up as it remains in Windows 7 or 10. The underlying function is still present, though. You simply have to turn to a little command line craft.<\/p>\n

1)<\/strong> Initially, you’ll need to make certain your existing wireless network is shown to other network users. Press Windows+ R<\/strong> on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box, type “ncpa.cpl”, and after that hit the Enter button on the keyboard.<\/p>\n

\"Windows+-R\"<\/p>\n

2)<\/strong> In the network connections window, right-click your Wireless network and select “Properties” from the context menu.<\/p>\n

\"Properties\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

3)<\/strong> Switch to the “Sharing” tab and allow the “Allow other network users to connect through this computer\u2019s Internet connection” checkbox. Proceed and clear the “Allow other network users to control or disable the shared Internet connection” checkbox while you’re at it and after that click the “OK” button.<\/p>\n

\"Sharing\"<\/p>\n

4)<\/strong> Next, you’ll need to release the Command Prompt with administrative privileges. Right-click in the bottom left of your screen (or press Windows+ X) and after that select “Command Prompt (Admin)” on the Power Users menu that appears.<\/p>\n

\"Command-Prompt\"<\/p>\n

5)<\/strong> With the command prompt open, your next step is to set up the wireless network utilizing the netsh thus:<\/p>\n

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=”<SSID>” key=”<PASSWORD>”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Where <ssid> is the name of your network and <password> is the password you want users to get in connect with. The access to the point is produced with WPA2-PSK (AES) encryption.<\/p>\n

6)<\/strong> Next, you’ll begin broadcasting your network with the following command:<\/p>\n

netsh wlan start hostednetwork<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

7)<\/strong> And at any time, you can use this last command to show details about the connection. It lists things like the channel your connection uses, SSID name, authentication type, radio type, and the number of clients connected to your network.<\/p>\n

netsh wlan show hostednetwork<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When you’re done, you should have the ability to connect any Wi-Fi device to your new ad-hoc network.<\/p>\n

Share a Wireless Internet Connection in Windows 8<\/strong><\/h5>\n

If you wish to share a wireless Internet connection in Windows 8 with other wireless devices, you’ll need to use a third-party app. You can utilize Connectify Hotspot.<\/p>\n

You can likewise utilize it to share a wired connection if you just desire a much easier way to do it than producing an ad-hoc network.<\/p>\n

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