Turn your Windows PC into WiFi Hotspot

Turn your Windows PC into WiFi Hotspot

Windows 8 and 8.1 has a default feature to share a WiFi connection without using any third
party apps.

Note : Make sure you’ve a WiFi adapter on your device, especially desktop users


Step 1: First you need to open “Command Prompt”. There will be two modes, one is normal mode and another one is Administrator mode. For this process, you need to open the Command Prompt in “Administrator Mode”.

Step 2: After you open the Window, type the following command in your Command Prompt.

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Hotspot key=Password123

The “ssid” represents your “WiFi Hot Spot’s name” and the “Key” represents your “WiFi Password”. You can change them, in case you need.

Step 3: Next, enter the following command and press enter to start your virtual WiFi hotspot. It should show a message that “The hosted network started”.

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Step 4: Now, go to Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Center -> Network Connections. There you will see the newly listed “Virtual Local Area Connection”.

Step 5: Get back to the “Network and Sharing Center” and click the “Ethernet” or whatever shows in the “Connections” section. A new window will pop-up, in that select “Properties” and go to “Sharing” tab on the top.

Step 6: Enable “Allow other users to connect through this computer’s Internet Connection” option on the top. In the drop down list below, select the newly listed “Virtual Local Area Connection”. Click “OK” and you are good to go.

Now your Windows machine will act as a virtual router, to connect all your devices.