How to Use Your Windows Laptop or PC as a WiFi Hotspot

How to Use Your Windows Laptop or PC as a WiFi Hotspot

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You’ll need to delve deeply into Windows before you can take advantage of all of its features and capabilities. One of the lesser-known capabilities of the operating system is its ability to act as a Wi-Fi hotspot, allowing other devices to connect to it and get online using the same network connection.

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There are many times when this can be useful. Maybe you’re traveling and your laptop is connected to a cellular network. In that case, you can create a hotspot and connect your tablet and Kindle, which don’t have a cellular connection.

Or maybe you're struggling to get Wi-Fi everywhere in your home: Your laptop or desktop PC can act as an extender, sharing a Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection with everything nearby, extending the range of your router.

There is a slight problem with the Wi-Fi extender scenario, because the hotspot network that Windows creates is separate from the network that your router creates. So you have two Wi-Fi networks at home, not just one. However, it’s not too much of a hassle and certainly doesn’t detract from the benefits it offers.

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