Windows 10 Mobile Hotspot: Easy Setup Guide

Quickly setup a hotspot using your Windows 10 PC

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Last Updated: December 11, 2024 Fact Checked

In Windows 10, you can broadcast your WiFi, Ethernet, or cellular data connection as a Wi-Fi hotspot. This allows other devices to connect to it. This can be done through the Settings app. Read this article to learn how.

How to Make a Windows 10 Mobile Hotspot

Click the Windows button in the lower-left corner.
Click the Settings cogwheel.
Go to Network & Internet > Mobile hotspot.
Choose your hotspot settings.
Click the toggle at the top of the page to turn your hotspot on.

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Open Settings. To open your Windows settings, press the Windows button in the lower left-hand corner of the screen, then click the cog wheel icon (for Settings).
- You can also access Settings by pressing ⊞ Win+I.
It will have an icon of a globe.

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Choose your settings. The next step, according to computer and phone repair specialist Joseph Alexander, is to choose how to share your connection:^{[2]
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- Select which connection you want to share under Share my Internet connection from.
- Press the Edit button to change the hotspot's name and password.
- Turn on remotely automatically turns on the hotspot if both devices (PC and that device) are Bluetooth-enabled.^{[3]
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What if when I go into Network & Internet, it doesn't have hot-spot under that?

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If your PC has a cellular data connection, you can turn your Windows 10 PC into a mobile hotspot by sharing your Internet connection with other devices over Wi-Fi. Select the Start button, then select Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile hotspot. If your Windows PC doesn't support Hotspot feature, you cannot create a hotspot. For Share my Internet connection from, choose the Internet connection you want to share. Select Edit > enter a new network name and password > Save. Turn on Share my Internet connection with other devices. To connect on the other device, go to the Wi-Fi settings on that device, find your network name, select it, enter the password, and then connect.

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I did all of these steps and when it shows up on my other device, I enter the password in it takes a long time to connect and then it says I'm connected but no internet?

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Your local network or your cellular network has not given you a hotspot. Make sure your PC is connected to your phone.

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If there is no existing mobile hotspot option, then what can I do?

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You could set up a mobile hotspot or try to connect to a local WiFi. On your phone, you can also set up data, allowing you to do these things without being connected.

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Broadcasting your cellular data connection might cause your data to be used up if you're on a limited plan. Depending on your provider, you may need to pay extra for overages.

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