Saturday, November 12, 2016
How to Make a Windows 10 PC a Wi Fi Hotspot
How to Make a Windows 10 PC a Wi Fi Hotspot
Living in a rural area tends to have its disadvantages, especially for mobile devices. I do have data plans that can get my smartphone accessing the web
, but the biggest hurdle is keeping a device updated. Mobile app and operating system developers are constantly updating their software, and the user is always being requested to update an app just to maintain functionality.Just today I got a message on my smartphone telling me WhatsApp is outdated and needs a new version to access messages. On a smartphone data plan, this is unrealistic, with limited connectivity, I have to resort to carrying my laptop into town to get it updated, but what about my smartphone? Internet Café’s in my country tend not to provide wireless access limiting you to a wired connection. Thankfully, there is a quick and easy work around for that; sharing your computers wi-fi connection.
With the release of Windows 7, Microsoft added the option to set up an ad-hoc Wi-Fi hotspot using your Wireless connection. If you are still running Windows 7, you can check out our next article. So what about Windows 10 PC? Unfortunately, the ability to create an ad-hoc network easily via the GUI was removed back with Windows 8. You can still create one, but there is a lot of annoying command line work involved.
Thankfully there is an even easier solution called Virtual Router Manager which and it still works in Windows 10. A free download, this small and open source utility takes care of the entire setup of turning your laptops wireless connection into a hotspot. All you need to do is select SSID (the name for your wireless connection) and a password, and you are good to go.
Go to the Virtual Router Manager page on CodePlex then proceed to download the latest version. Please make sure you download it directly from the CodePlex website. Many websites host this small app and inject it with spyware and other crap. If you try downloading it from one of those sites, there’s a possibility you’ll get hit by numerous drive-by downloads that are difficult to remove.
When you download third-party software, we always recommend downloading directly from the source page if possible, or use ninite.com. You don’t want to get infected with crapware from a site like CNET’s Download.com that is notorious for that type of conduct. For more about that, read the following articles:
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