Activating multiple Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter on Windows10

Question

Hi,

I am trying to configure my windows10 laptop as 'Wi-Fi Access Point' (Hotspot) and 'Miracast Receiver' (Wireless Display) at same time.

As both of these features runs on Wi-Fi Direct concept by creating a 'Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter', so I plugged-in one external Wi-Fi Adpater in my laptop which already has one in-built Wi-Fi adapter. So now it has 2 Wi-Fi adapters and both adapters are capable to run Miracast or Wi-Fi AP individually, but not together.

What I am observing is that when Miracast receiver (Microsoft Connect App) is launched it activates one Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter and runs properly. But as soon as I start mobile hotspot also then this virtual adapter is acquired by hotspot feature and miracast gets forced closed.

I was assuming that by having two separate Wi-Fi adapters we can have two active Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapters, but its not happening in this way. I explored over net a lot but could not find any way to run these two features together.

So can someone guide whether it is possible or not, and if possible then how?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi,
Mobile Hotspot has priority over other applications that use Wi-Fi Direct: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/partnerapps/wi-fi-direct

Answer 2

Hello RamashankarAgrahari

Unfortunately that would not be possible, since both technologies will access same resources in the system. Windows will turn alternatively one of them in order to avoid a "resource competition" between both of them, that could lead to a system failure.

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