Our reliability is mobile devices and the internet has increased exponentially over the last decade. Large-screen smartphones and tablets have somewhat replaced laptops and PCs; all thanks to their portability factor along with powerful performance delivery. However, laptops and PCs are the go to machines for high-end professional tasks. Similar to smartphones, the technological advancements are quite evident with the laptops and PCs. You can now access some of the useful features on notebooks that you might have only used on smartphones.
Making the laptop or a PC a custom Wi-Fi router using a mobile hotspot is the feature which we are speaking of. Toggling on the mobile hotspot option is quite easy if you are using an Android and iOS smartphone. But are you aware of the steps to switch on the Wi-Fi hotspot on Windows laptops or PCs? If not, then you have reached at the right spot. This article is a step-by-step guide that will help you switch on the mobile hotspot on your Windows laptop or PC. You can perform these steps on any Dell, Lenovo, HP, Asus, Acer, and other Windows laptop/ PC. Take a look:
What Are The Steps To Switch On Mobile Hotspot On Windows Laptop Or PC?
Step 1: Switch on the laptop or PC that you want to convert into a personal mobile hotspot using the mobile hotspot option.
Step 2: Click on the Start menu from the taskbar.
Step 3: From the Start tab head to the Settings menu.
Step 4: Now, you will see the “Network and Internet” option. Click on it.
Step 5: Scroll down on the options from the next page until you locate the “Mobile Hotspot” tab. Select this option and toggle it on to make your laptop or PC into a custom Wi-Fi router.
If in case you don’t want to keep the default user name and password for the Wi-Fi hotspot in your Windows laptop or PC; follow the steps mentioned below:
Step 1: On the same ‘Network and internet’ settings page, you’ll see an ‘Edit’ tab. Click on it to modify the Wi-Fi Hotspot username and password.
Step 2: Enter the new credentials and save changes.
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