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Windows 10: Mobile Hotspot Windows Functionality Doesn’t Work After Fall Creators Update

Microsoft launched in mid October 2017 the Fall Creators Update for Windows 10 users, which brings many new and exciting updates and functionalities. However, there are many reports that Wi-Fi Direct, the Windows Mobile Hotspot, and Connectify Hotspot have all stopped working after installing the Fall Creators Update.

Side by side

Where the built-in Windows 11 hotspot stops and Connectify Hotspot keeps going

Windows 11 has a hotspot built in, and for a quick share between two devices the built-in version is fine. The gaps show up when the hotspot has to stay up, carry more devices, or do something a plain hotspot cannot.

Feature Windows 11 hotspot Connectify Hotspot

Turn a wired or Wi-Fi connection into a Wi-Fi network Yes Yes

Set your own network name and password Yes Yes

How many devices can connect Up to 8 No fixed cap

Stays up when the PC sleeps or the upstream connection drops No, you restart the hotspot Yes, restarts automatically

Share a Wi-Fi network that needs a browser login, like a hotel or campus No Yes

Put every device on one network, so consoles and Chromecast can see each other No YesBRIDGING MODE · MAX

Rebroadcast the same network name to reach further No YesREPEATER MODE · MAX

See what is connected and how much data each device is using Device list only Yes, with data use

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Available for Windows 10 and 11

Checked against the Windows 11 hotspot, August 2026

Does the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Affect Connectify Hotspot Functionality?

We’ve gotten reports from some of our users running Windows 10 computers that the Fall Creators Update makes our Connectify Hotspot app not function correctly for some users.

This is because we use a series of Microsoft programming APIs for Connectify Hotspot. And since their own Windows Mobile Hotspot doesn’t work (which uses some of the same resources), then unfortunately Connectify Hotspot is affected as well.

What’s the Solution to Make Mobile Hotspot Work under Windows 10?

If you need a mobile hotspot functionality on your Windows 10 computer, then there’s only one thing that can help you at this time: download the latest beta of Connectify Hotspot 2018 here!

Free, PRO or MAX

Which version of Connectify Hotspot you need

FREE Everything works, but each session stops after 60 minutes and you start the session again. Download → PRO No session limit, and you can share any connection your Windows PC has, including a tethered phone or a 4G or 5G dongle. Buy PRO → MAX Everything in PRO, plus Connectify Hotspot's Repeater Mode and Bridging Mode. Recommended Buy MAX →

The free version of Connectify Hotspot covers the setup in this guide. The only limit you will hit is the 60-minute session, and restarting the session takes one click.

Recommended: MAX adds Connectify Hotspot's Repeater Mode and Bridging Mode, which is what most people come back for later.

Download Connectify Hotspot

Available for Windows 10 and 11