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Launch a command prompt with administrator privileges. (Type cmd on the Start Screen, right-click the icon, and click Run as Administrator.) | |
Type `netsh wlan show drivers` and verify if Hosted network supported says Yes. If it says No, you are done. Your NIC doesn’t support Wi-Fi sharing. | |
Hosted network supported | |
Type `netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Hotspot key=12345678`. (Note that you can replace “Hotspot” and the security key with your favorite settings.) | |
Type `netsh wlan start hostednetwork`. | |
netsh wlan start hostednetwork | |
Open the Network and Sharing Center in the Control Panel. (Type Control Panel on the Start Screen and then Network in the Control Panel search box.) Then, click Change adapter settings. | |
Change adapter settings | |
Now comes the part that appears to be different in Windows 8 than in previous Windows versions. You will notice that a new network adapter appeared, called Local Area Network Connection, followed by a number that can be different from computer to computer. The device |
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