Mobile Hotspot feature not working after Fall Creators Update(1709)

Question

I installed the update about 1 week ago, after that whenever I turn on the hotspot it just freezes and never turns on.

It was working fine previously but now it is not.

Please tell me how to fix this?

Answer 1

After a day of troubleshooting, a seemingly unrelated solution seems to have solved both my mobile hotspot issues, but also the high CPU issues related to the ICS and BFE service processes.  

See this thread for details: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-performance-winpc/after-update-to-version-1709-internet-connection/ab68fb4c-a1b8-4ec3-aa18-32a104e21172?auth=1

The basic summary is that resetting the Windows Defender Firewall to the default settings resolved the issue.

To do this open

Settings -> Update and Security -> Windows Defender -> Open Windows Defender Security Center -> Firewall and Network Protection -> Restore Firewall default settings

Hope this helps and works for someone else...  Seems like a fairly widespread issue.

Answer 2

No, I am not getting any error messages.

And about the troubleshooting,

• I have tried the troubleshooter but it doesn't show any solution.
• I have updated all the network drivers but still, the problem is not resolved.

Please release a fix soon for the problem.

Answer 3

Hi Vikas,

For us to isolate your concern with mobile hotspot feature, we would like to know the following:

• Are you getting any error messages? If yes, what is the exact error message?
• To make sure that we have not missed on anything, what troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

We look forward to your response.

Answer 4

Thank You so much for the solution.

My hotspot now works fine.

Answer 5

Let us try try resolving your hotspot issue by following the steps/instruction provided by ShreyasKulkarni_nsk's post in this thread.

We would appreciate it if you could get back to us and provide us your feedback.