I have a WPF application created with .Net Framework, however I need to use it to enable / disable the Windows 10 hotspot. After much searching around, apparently the way to do it is using the NetworkOperatorTetheringManager class. However, I can't use the Windows.Networking.NetworkOperators or add a reference, presumably because it's part of the UWP SDK and not the standard .NET framework. As I understand it, it would have to be built as a UWP application from the beginning. Is there any way to do access this functionality? (I've also come across WlanHostedNetworkStartUsing() but this appears to be for the now deprecated netsh hostednetwork rather than the Mobile Hotspot)

You must add References to C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\[version]\Windows.winmd and C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETCore\v4.5\System.Runtime.WindowsRuntime.dll Then you can add using RightNameSpace; and use the interface from the given namespace

Access a UWP class from WPF / .Net Framework project

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Castorix31 81,831 Reputation points

2022-12-08T11:34:05.147+00:00

You must add References to

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\[version]\Windows.winmd
and
C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETCore\v4.5\System.Runtime.WindowsRuntime.dll

Then you can add
using RightNameSpace;
and use the interface from the given namespace
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Colm de Cleir 136 Reputation points

2022-12-08T11:55:16.647+00:00

I've added a ref to System.Runtime.WindowsRuntime.dll and also tried to add to Windows.WinMD - however for Windows.WinMD, although it doesn't complain, it doesn't add it as a reference either.

I tried
using Windows.Networking.NetworkOperators;

and although again Visual Studio doesn't give an error or anything for the using, it still says that NetworkOperatorTetheringManager could not be found.

(Note - Windows.Networking.NetworkOperators doesn't show up in Intellisense)

Castorix31 81,831 Reputation points

2022-12-08T12:19:59.407+00:00

As one of my Windows 10 SDK versions is 10.0.19041.0,
I added a reference to :

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\10.0.19041.0\Windows.winmd"

Then I can add :

using Windows.Networking.NetworkOperators;

then a quick test in a Button Click to see if it does not crash :

Windows.Networking.Connectivity.ConnectionProfile cp = Windows.Networking.Connectivity.NetworkInformation.GetInternetConnectionProfile(); NetworkOperatorTetheringManager tm= NetworkOperatorTetheringManager.CreateFromConnectionProfile(cp);

Colm de Cleir 136 Reputation points

2022-12-08T12:24:06.193+00:00

Ah... I have

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\Facade\Windows.WinMD

Maybe I need to install a Windows SDK?

Castorix31 81,831 Reputation points

2022-12-08T12:27:51.77+00:00

Yes, it must not be from "facade"...
The real Windows.winmd file is bigger, from any installed version from windows-sdk

Colm de Cleir 136 Reputation points

2022-12-08T20:03:16.67+00:00

Thanks a million, that did the trick!
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