Share my connection from (Grayed Out)

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Share my connection from (Grayed Out)

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Im trying to connect my laptop to a wifi then using it as a hotspot however, when i on the hotspot the bar for "share my connection from" is grayed out and i cant share the internet

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Hi,

My name is Angel. I am an Independent Advisor. Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I would suggest you to follow these steps:

1. Select the Start button, then select Settings &gt; Network & Internet &gt; Mobile hotspot.

2. Select Edit, enter a new network name and password, then select Save.

3. Turn on the control under Mobile hotspot to share your mobile data connection.

4. To connect on the other device, go to the Wi-Fi settings on that device, find your network name, select it, enter the password, and then connect.

In case you want to turn a Wi-Fi connected windows computer as hotspot, then you need to follow a different approach. Follow below steps to get it done.

* Press the “Windows logo key + X” and select “Command Prompt (Admin)” from the context menu.

* Now we need to create the hotspot by executing the below commands. Enter the following commands into the command prompt and hit Enter key. This will create the hotspot.

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=network1 key=password

Note: The SSID is the name of the Wi-Fi connection you want to create and can be changed to anything you want. KEY is the password and can be changed, also it should be at least eight characters.

* Execute the below command to start the Wi-Fi hotspot. After executing the below command you should receive The hosted network started.

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Once done, go to system tray, right-click on the Network Icon and select Open Network and Sharing center. Click change adapter settings. There you can see the created hotspot. You can now connect the device to that network and you can turn it off whenever you want.

Source:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Hope the information provided is useful. If the issue persists, reply here and we will be glad to help you.

Angel.

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