How To Start WIFI Hotspot or Hostednetwork Using CMD

Hotspot is created using wifi. The hotspot provides internet to wireless devices by using wifi. A hotspot is created using an access point device, but in normal use, a hotspot and an access point can mean the same. An access point is usually connected to a gateway or router, that is connected to the Internet. Hotspot are less secure than private wifi because they are commonly used in public places.

There is two ways to enable hotspot in windows 10 

1. Using GUI interface 

2. Using CMD

• Open the cmd with administrate privileges and type the following command there.

• netsh wlan show drivers- this command helps to show about the wireless driver installed in your computer.

• netsh  wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=[your wifi name] key=[your password] and hit enter

• netsh wlan start hostednetwork

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Note :For understanding the code you typed in command prompt

netsh stands for network shell 

set hostednetwork mode=allow helps to allow or disallow the hostednetwork 

ssid for your wifi name 

key for the password  

netsh wlan start hostednetwork- this will start the hostspot 

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Connect to the wifi using password you have kept , You will get connected to the wifi

but you will unable to surf internet through which you have connect so  you have to share the wifi connection through this network which you have just created. To do follow the following process.

Open adapter setting and right click on the wifi and click on the properties and goto the sharing tab 

Tick to allow other network user to connect through this computer and select the adapter which has just been created and then click ok.