When there is no WiFi router or the WiFi router fails, what should I do if the mobile device cannot use the network? We can use the Windows system as a WiFi hotspot for mobile devices, that is, allowing computers with Windows systems to share Ethernet or wireless Internet connections with other wireless devices. Here, two methods of creating a WiFi hotspot are described in detail.
Use "Settings" to create a WiFi hotspot
If you don't know much about Windows system, there is an easy way to create a WiFi hotspot in Windows system. Just a switch in the "Settings" of the Windows system can turn a laptop or desktop computer with WiFi into a hotspot.
First, press and hold the [Win+i] shortcut key, open the "Settings" window, select the "Network and Internet" option, and click the "Mobile Hotspot" option.
In the "Share my Internet connection from" drop-down list, select the Internet connection you want to share.
Click the [Edit] button, enter a new network name and password, and then click the [Save] button.
Set the "Share my Internet connection with other devices" slide switch to "On".
At this point, you can connect with other mobile devices, go to the device's wireless LAN settings, find and select the network name, enter the password, and then connect.
Create a WiFi hotspot using the command line By typing a few command lines in the command prompt, the "hosted network" feature is enabled and allows the creation of virtual WiFi in Windows systems.
First, we make sure whether the computer supports this feature. Use the shortcut key [Win+X] to start the jump list, and select Command Prompt (Administrator).
Enter the [netsh wlan show drivers] command in the command prompt dialog box, and then press the Enter key.
Whether "Supported Bearer Network: Yes" is displayed on the screen. If so, continue below and create a WiFi hotspot in Windows.
To create a hotspot, enter the command: netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode = allow ssid = network name key = network password, then press Enter. Note: The WiFi can be named after the SSID and set the password to at least 8 characters as the key.
To activate the hotspot, type the command "netsh wlan start hostednetwork" to activate it. When you see the screen displays "bearer network started", you have successfully created a WiFi hotspot in the Windows system, and share the WiFi hotspot with our wireless mobile devices.
Open the Network Connections window. Use the shortcut key [Win+X] to launch the jump list, select "Network Connections", and then select "Change Adapter Options". Note: In Network Connections, you can see "Local Area Connection*+Number", which is the virtual WiFi adapter that appears after creating the hosted network.
Open the network adapter Properties window. Right-click on the currently working network adapter (Ethernet or WiFi) and select the "Properties" menu item.
To share the connection, select the "Sharing" tab and enable "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection". Select "Local Area Connection*+Number" from the drop-down menu for your home network connection. Click the [OK] button.
At this point, the hotspot is established, and now you can use the created hotspot to surf the Internet. It should be noted that using the shortcut key Win+X to start the jump list, the latest Windows 10 version has changed "Command Prompt (Administrator)" to "Windows PowerShell (Administrator)"
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