Need an internet connection for various devices in your home? Just use a PC, here's how to create a hotspot on a laptop on various Windows operating systems. Check out the full way!
Are you looking for a way to use your PC or laptop as a hotspot?
Turning your laptop into a hotspot is very useful at critical times. Especially if the router in your house is broken.
Then you need an internet connection directly wireless. Well, one way is to make the laptop as a hotspot.
Can you make a laptop so that it can be a hotspot?
Of course you can, gang. You can create a hotspot from a laptop with the Windows 10, 8, and 7 operating system. Come on, see the full method!
How to Make Hotspot on Laptop
Hot spot is the designation of the location in a certain area where there is an internet connection. Usually uses Wi-Fi technology, over a wireless local area network or WLAN.
This location is often referred to as a Wi-Fi hotspot. Hotspots are usually in public locations or at home.
Now, there are many devices that can be used as hotspots, for example, the smartphone that you carry with you every day.
However, who would have thought that the laptop or PC that you use at home can also be a device for hotspots.
Making your laptop a hotspot is actually very useful if you are in an area that only has a LAN cable.
So, how to create a hotspot on a laptop? Come on, look at the method below, which ApkVenue divides per operating system.
1. How to Make a Laptop a WiFi Hotspot on Windows 10
First, you can use it for laptops with the Windows 10 operating system. This method is quite easy considering that Microsoft has embedded the hotspot feature.
With that, you don't need to use apps and other hacking methods. Just need to turn on hotspot from settings.
But to use this feature, make sure your laptop has a fast Wi-Fi connection. If not, like a PC, you can use a Wi-Fi Adapter.
Step 1 - Open Settings
- The easy way is by pressing the combination button Windows+I.
Step 2 - Select Mobile Hotspot
- On the Settings page, select Network & Internet then click Mobile hotspot.
Step 3 - Activate Mobile Hotspot
- Click the lever below the text Share my Internet connection with other devices. then select Edit to set the name and password.
Step 4 - Set Name and Password, then Save.
2. How to Create a Hotspot on a Windows 8 Laptop
The second way can be applied to Windows 8 using Wi-Fi Adapter. So you can apply this method on a laptop or PC.
By using a Wi-Fi Adapter, you can make your computer a hotspot without the help of an application.
So without the hotspot feature of Windows, like Windows 10, you can share the internet with nearby devices.
Here's the full way:
Step 1 - Login to CMD
- Make sure your Wi-Fi Adapter is first plugged into the PC, then go to CMD (using Run as administrator mode).
Step 2 - Check PC Wireless Capabilities
- Before starting the method, make sure your PC or laptop supports VAP (virtual access point). That is, by typing 'netsh wlan show drivers', then press enter.
- If it still says No, you have to activate it by typing 'netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow'.
Step 3 - Enable Hotspot
- To activate it, type 'netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=JalanTikus key=jakaganteng'.
Step 4 - Go to PC Internet Settings
- Your hotspot is on, but not yet connected to the internet. For that, you have to turn it on. Entered into Network and Sharing Center.
Step 5 - Change Home Networking Connection
- Click Local Area Connection, then select properties and select your hotspot internet connection. Select OK.
After you turn on the internet, you can now connect it with other devices. Happy internet, gang!
3. How to Turn a Laptop into a WiFi Hotspot on Windows 7
Finally, how to make a Windows 7 laptop a WiFi hotspot. How to go through the network ad hoc.
Ad-hoc is a computer network that uses wifi on a laptop, and is a type of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).
This method only works if your Internet is coming from an Ethernet (LAN) source, here's the complete method:
Step 1 - Go to Manage Wireless Networks.
- open Start Menu and type 'Wireless' in search, then select Manage wireless networks.
Step 2 - Click the button Add
Step 3 - Next click Create an Ad Hoc Network, then click Next
Step 4 - Enter Network Name and Security Type
- Don't forget to click Save this network. Wait a moment while the network is created.
Done, you have successfully used your Windows 7 laptop to become a WiFi hotspot. Very easy isn't it?
Another way if your laptop uses Windows 7 and Windows 8 is to use software third party.
One of the applications is Virtual Router which you can download for free and easy to use.
That's 3 ways to create a hotspot on a laptop that you can do through all operating systems.
Do you have any questions about how to activate it?
Write your questions and opinions in the comments column, yes. See you in the next article!
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