Windows 7/2008R2 Virtual WiFi AP using Microsoft HostedNetwork in PS

wifiap.ps1

$wifi = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_NetworkAdapter | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*Wifi_card_identificator_goes_here*"}
$miniport = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_NetworkAdapter | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq "Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter"} | Select-Object -first 1
if ( $miniport.MACAddress.Length -lt 17) {
    Write-Progress -activity "(Re)starting virtual WiFi AP" -status 'Progress' -percentcomplete 0 -currentOperation "Disabling WiFi Miniport"
    $miniport.Disable() > $null
    Start-Sleep 2
    Write-Progress -activity "(Re)starting virtual WiFi AP" -status 'Progress' -percentcomplete 20 -currentOperation "Disabling WiFi Card"
    $wifi.Disable() > $null
    Start-Sleep 2
    Write-Progress -activity "(Re)starting virtual WiFi AP" -status 'Progress' -percentcomplete 40 -currentOperation "Enabling WiFi Card"
    $wifi.Enable() > $null
    Start-Sleep 2
    Write-Progress -activity "(Re)starting virtual WiFi AP" -status 'Progress' -percentcomplete 60 -currentOperation "Enabling WiFi Miniport"
    $miniport.Enable() > $null
    Start-Sleep 2
    Write-Progress -activity "(Re)starting virtual WiFi AP" -status 'Progress' -percentcomplete 80 -currentOperation "(Re)staring hostednetwork"
}
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netsh wlan stop hostednetwork
Start-Sleep 1
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=some_ssid_here  key=some_key_here keyUsage=persistent
Start-Sleep 1
netsh wlan start hostednetwork
Write-Progress -activity "(Re)starting virtual WiFi AP" -status 'Progress' -percentcomplete 100 -currentOperation "Script finished"