"We can't set up mobile hotspot" - can't set up hostednetwork either

Excuse me, but I did not remember having already had this test done. Let's try one last attempt:

1- Go to the Asus website, download the latest driver and put it in a folder.

2-Go to the control panel> Programs and Features, select your wi-fi adapter, right click and choose uninstall. Verify in device management that the wi-fi adapter has been removed.

3-Install the driver previously downloaded in Compatibility Mode:

right click on the executable file and run as administrator. Click on properties> compatibility tab. Select the checkbox: Compatibility mode.

Scroll down the pull-down menu and select Windows 7 or Windows 8, then press Apply> OK.

Restart if you are asked to.

Please let me know.

This problem has been bothering me for months and I tried almost every solution I could find. Mysteriously what worked for me was creating another admin account???

Today I created a new user account for a friend and having remembered reading somewhere that this problem is linked to your microsoft user account (I don't remember where sorry) I decided to try turning on mobile hotspot form the notification window and it worked.

I deleted the user account and it still works on my own user account. Another weird thing is that it still shows 'Hosted network supported: No' when I ran the command 'netsh wlan show drivers' on cmd... I'm not sure what's going on here, but I can finally use my laptop as a hotspot, so yay.

Will update here if mobile hotspot stops working :)

No. If you have not found that parameter, it means that it is not listed on your adapter. The parameters may differ depending on the brand of the network adapter. Try to roll back the drivers:

Device management> network adapters, select your adapter> driver> update driver.

Select "Search for driver software on your computer"

Select "Choose from a list of available drivers on your computer".

You will be offered 2 or more drivers, choose and install a driver different from the one currently in use.

This is a screenshot of the advanced settings of a wi-fi adapter that shows the wireless mode parameter.

Hi JDuusT,

your problem is pretty common. If CMD reports that the hosted network is not supported, it's a driver problem with your Wi-Fi adapter. It is for this reason that the virtual hosted network adapter is missing in Device Manager. And your adapter does not even have the appropriate driver to use the mobile hotspot function if the virtual wi-fi direct adapter is also missing in the device manager. So I suggest you contact the Asus technical support, or change the type of Wi-Fi adapter of different brands.

Open Command Prompt and type netsh wlan show wirelesscapabilities and then press enter.

Post the result.

Wireless System Capabilities

    Number of antennas connected to the 802.11 radio (value not available)

    Max number of channels the device can operate on, simultaneously (value not available)

    Co-existence Support                        : Unknown

Wireless Device Capabilities

Interface name: Wi-Fi 2

    WDI Version (Windows)                       : 0.1.1.5

    WDI Version (IHV)                           : 0.1.0.1

    Firmware Version                            : wl0: Sep  6 2016 20:44:39 version 2016.09.06 (r658213) FWID 01-785e92be

    Station                                     : Supported

    Soft AP                                     : Not supported

    Network monitor mode                        : Not supported

    Wi-Fi Direct Device                         : Not supported

    Wi-Fi Direct GO                             : Not supported

    Wi-Fi Direct Client                         : Not supported

    Protected Management Frames                 : Supported

    DOT11k neighbor report                      : Supported

    ANQP Service Information Discovery          : Supported

    Action Frame                                : Supported

    Diversity Antenna                           : Not Supported

    IBSS                                        : Not Supported

    Promiscuous Mode                            : Not Supported

    P2P Device Discovery                        : Not Supported

    P2P Service Name Discovery                  : Not Supported

    P2P Service Info Discovery                  : Not Supported

    P2P Background Discovery                    : Not Supported

    P2P GO on 5 GHz                             : Not Supported

    ASP 2.0 Service Name Discovery              : Not Supported

    ASP 2.0 Service Information Discovery       : Not Supported

    IP Docking Capable                          : Not Supported

    FIPS                                        : Supported

    Instant Connect                             : Not Supported

    Dx Standby NLO                              : Not Supported

    Extended Channel Switch Announcement        : Supported

    Function Level Reset                        : Not Supported

    Platform Level Reset                        : Not Supported

    Bus Level Reset                             : Not Supported

    MAC Randomization                           : Supported

    Fast Transition                             : Not Supported

    MU-MIMO                                     : Not Supported

    Miracast Sink                               : Not Supported

    BSS Transition (802.11v)                    : Unknown

    IHV Extensibility Module Configured         : Supported

    Number of Tx Spatial Streams                : 0

    Number of Rx Spatial Streams                : 0

    Number of Concurrent Channels Supported     : 0

    P2P GO ports count                          : 0

    P2P Clients Port Count                      : 0

    P2P Max Mobile AP Clients                   : 0

    Max ANQP Service Advertisements Supported   : 0

    Co-existence Support                        : Mutually Exclusive