Wifi Freezes Browser when I turn on Hotspot

Question

I recently came across a issue I've never had before. I was wanting to turn on the Wifi Hotspot on my Windows 10 desktop, and when it connects to anything Firefox freezes up and Discord disconnects UNTIL I turn off the hotspot.

Any help is appreciated, and thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi H2OHappydude,
this is a known issue reported by many users and is caused by the latest Windows updates dated 06/14/2022. Microsoft is aware of the problem and is already working to correct the anomaly. Pending the fix from Microsoft, we recommend that you uninstall the latest updates from June 14 (KB5014699 and KB5014697) and suspend them for a week while waiting for the problem to be resolved.
Please also report the problem directly to Microsoft via the Feedback Hub: press Windows key + F
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-21h2

Answer 2

Hi there,

According to the official Microsoft Windows 11 update KB5014697 is preventing the Wi-Fi hotspot feature from working correctly on some PCs. Some systems running the update will lose internet connection when acting as a hot-spot host for other devices.

The best solution may be to uninstall the update altogether until there’s a proper fix for this issue.
Microsoft is currently working on a permanent solution but meanwhile is offering the following temporary fix: "To mitigate the issue and restore internet access on the host device, you can disable the Wi-Fi hotspot feature"

Some threads were created for the same issue https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-11/windows-mobile-hotspot-bug-crashes-internet-apps/m-p/3516552

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Answer 3

Hi @H2OHappydude ,

Does this happen if you use it over bluetooth?