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This could also be under Windows, but I understand it is not really a Windows . Not sure about that. Anyway, here goes.
A hot spot is a local Wi-Fi Access Point coming from a device that would otherwise be a Wi-Fi client. You might want this when no Wi-Fi is available.

 
Making a hop-spot with my iPhone 4 is  very easy. The same
is true for most Android phones that have both Wi-Fi and 3/4G data.

But what about doing it in Windows? I found that the software included with some Wi-Fi USB adapters has the software lacking  in Windows. That works.
Wait. somebody says it has always been in Windows. What?

So I Google and see a video that says I can do it in Windo0ws 10. Maybe it is easy. but I can not understand the video. After a bit my attention spans burns out. I don't get it.
So is it really easy using just the built-in Window software?

If I could learn to do this, it would free up some of the hardware clutter in my  man-cave. Maybe.
Do you know how?   ???


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Re: Is it easy to make a Windows Hotspot for my mobile gadgets?
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2016, 06:15:00 PM »
It is definitely possible with internet connection sharing but the performance is nowhere as good as using a dedicated access point.

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Re: Is it easy to make a Windows Hotspot for my mobile gadgets?
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2016, 06:25:49 PM »
Thank you, But how do I do it?
Don't tell me to go to Hawaii.


In some cases performance is not the concern. Example, I want to check my e0mail with a device that needs a Wi-Fi and in  we are in an office that has only wired Internet. Is there a quick way to get the desktop PC to send out a Wi-Fi  feed?


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Re: Is it easy to make a Windows Hotspot for my mobile gadgets?
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2016, 07:28:22 PM »
You can download software such as "Virtual Router" that will do it for you but you can also set things up from the command prompt.  http://www.ampercent.com/turn-windows-10-pc-into-a-wi-fi-hotspot/15499/

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Re: Is it easy to make a Windows Hotspot for my mobile gadgets?
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2016, 09:32:26 PM »
I would like to do it without any third party software.T
hanks. I am trying that now. I keep getting something wrong.
I am not getting the WLAN command right.
Well, I see I am going to have to do some reading if I want to do this in the command prompt.   

http://www.windowscentral.com/how-manage-wireless-networks-using-command-prompt-windows-10

I's going to be a long night?  :||