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- Open Mobile hotspot settings (Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile hotspot)
- Turn on mobile hotspot
- Under "Related Settings", click Change adapter options
- Take note of which adapter is connected to the internet and which adapter is your mobile hotspot (typically named "Local Area Connection* [#]")
- Right click the adapter that is connected to the internet and click Properties
- Go to the Sharing tab
- Uncheck "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection". If it is already unchecked, skip this step.
- Click OK
- Again, open Properties > Sharing for the same adapter.
- Check "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection"
- (If you get a popup that says "Internet Connection Sharing is currently enabled...", click OK.)
- Under "Home networking connection:", select the mobile hotspot adapter
- Click OK
- Open Start then type: regedit
- Right click Regedit then click Run as administrator
- Navigate to the following registry key:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WlanSvc\Parameters\HostedNetworkSettings\
- Delete the following key:
- HostedNetworkSettings
- Restart then try again.
- Run the Network adapter troubleshooter
- Open Start > Settings > Update & security > Troubleshoot
- Scroll down, select Network adapters
- Click Run the troubleshooter
- When complete, restart to see if it works.
- If not, you can try updating both your Network adapter drivers or uninstall them.
- Press Windows key + X
- Click Device Manager
- Expand network adapters
- Right click your adapter, click uninstall
- Exit Device Manager then restart
- Windows 10 will re-detect them and reinstall them.