{"id":40455,"date":"2013-01-08T17:04:35","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T17:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=40455"},"modified":"2013-01-08T17:04:35","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T17:04:35","slug":"set-windows-7-as-wifi-hotspot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/set-windows-7-as-wifi-hotspot\/","title":{"rendered":"Set Windows 7 as WiFi HotSpot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/win7wireless.jpg\" alt=\"win7wireless\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-40461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/win7wireless.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/win7wireless-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>By Rich Robinson for Windows Guides<\/p>\n<h3>Set Windows 7 as WiFi HotSpot<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong><em> If you are not able to get it working, please post your question in the forum: Get help setting Windows 7 as a wi-fi hotspot in Windows Forums.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Windows 7 comes with a new feature for sharing your computers internet connection. Now, you can do it wireless. Well, As long as your system\u2019s wireless network adapter supports Windows 7 \u201cvirtual wi-fi\u201d feature, you can do it.<\/p>\n<p>Next you need to check if your network card has the latest driver to support the feature. Intel, Broadcom, Realtek and some other NIC makers provide such drivers.<\/p>\n<p>If the above conditions are met, you are good to read on \u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Commands \u2013 Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Feel free to put the following commands into a .bat-file for simpler and faster usage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>Open an elevated command prompt (Type \u201cCMD.EXE\u201d in the start menu search bar, then right click the cmd.exe link and select \u201cRun as Administrator\u201d).<\/br><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022<\/strong>In the command window, type: netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=MyNet key=MyPassword keyUsage=persistent<\/br><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022<\/strong>Replace \u201cMyNet\u201d with the name you want to use for the wireless network and replace \u201cMyPassword\u201d with your chosen password for accessing it)<\/br><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022<\/strong>Press Enter.<\/br><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022<\/strong>Now type: netsh wlan start hostednetwork<\/br><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022<\/strong>Press Enter.<\/br><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mintywhite.com\/windows-7\/set-windows-7-wifi-hotspot-quick-tip\/\" target=\"_blank\">Step 2 \u2013 You need only do this once (usually): continued here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This excerpt appears with the permission of Windows Guides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/win7wireless.jpg\" alt=\"win7wireless\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-40461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/win7wireless.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/win7wireless-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Windows 7 comes with a new feature for sharing your computers internet connection. 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