How to Turn Your Windows 10 PC into a Wireless Hotspot
If you want to use your PC as a mobile hotspot, you can either use the mobile hotspot built into Windows 10 or go with virtual router software that’s free to use and gets your Wi-Fi hotspot running in Windows 10 in 3 minutes or less.
Connectify Hotspot is the most popular hotspot software for Windows 10. Download Connectify Hotspot free and follow the steps below.
Set Up a Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot with Windows 10 Using Connectify
With Connectify Hotspot you can turn your Windows 10 computer into a Wi-Fi hotspot and share almost any type of Internet connection (Wi-Fi, wired, a VPN or a USB-tethered phone, plus 4G and 5G modems with PRO) with all your devices: computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and more.
Whether you’re at home or in hotels, Connectify Hotspot is an easy way to keep iPads, smartphones, Kindles, and all of the other wired-only or Wi-Fi enabled devices you use every day connected.
Check out the short video and tutorial below to learn how to turn your Windows 10 PC or laptop into a Wi-Fi hotspot.
5 Steps to Get Started with a WiFi Hotspot in Windows 10 in 3 Minutes or Less
- Download and install the latest version of Connectify Hotspot on your 64-bit Windows 10 (version 1703 or later) computer.
- Open it and choose Wi-Fi hotspot.
- Under Internet to share, pick the wireless or wired connection you want to share. With PRO you can also choose Automatic, so Connectify Hotspot keeps sharing whichever connection your PC is using if one drops.
- Set a password. With PRO you can also give the hotspot your own name, emojis included. Turn on Block ads for a smoother, lighter experience on your devices.
- Click Start hotspot. Friends and family can join by scanning the QR code on the Hotspot screen, or with the network name and password, like any other Wi-Fi network.
Setup · about two minutes
Get Connectify Hotspot running on your Windows PC
Three steps, no command prompt, no netsh commands to remember.
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Install and open Connectify Hotspot
Run the installer and let the install finish. Connectify Hotspot opens on its own.
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Pick what you are sharing
Choose the connection your Windows PC is already using, then set a hotspot name and password.
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Start Hotspot
Your phone, tablet or console now sees the network name you just typed. Connect to that network like any other Wi-Fi.
Available for Windows 10 and 11
Connectify WiFi Hotspot Windows 10 Benefits You Get
Sharing a connection can bring its own issues: strict NAT types for consoles, Chromecast apps that won’t find your Chromecast, an Apple TV that won’t show up for your Mac to stream to. Connectify Hotspot for Windows 10 gives you more:
- See every device on your hotspot with its traffic and data used, switch internet access off for any one of them, and set a gaming mode for consoles. Free in every edition.
- Block ads for every device with the built-in universal ad blocker, including ads inside apps.
- Get your devices online while traveling: sign in once to hotel or in-flight Wi-Fi on the PC and the rest of your devices ride along.
- Share any type of Internet connection: existing Wi-Fi networks, LAN, DSL, tethered smartphones and VPNs, plus 4G and 5G modems with PRO.
- Extend your Wi-Fi range with Wi-Fi repeater mode in your dorm room or office, and put consoles and smart TVs on your home network with Bridged mode (both MAX).
Get the WiFi hotspot for Windows 10 free: download Connectify Hotspot.
Free, PRO or MAX
Which version of Connectify Hotspot you need
Hotspot Lite, the free edition of Connectify Hotspot, covers the setup in this guide. It runs in timed sessions: when one ends, start it again with one click.
Recommended: MAX adds Wi-Fi repeater mode and Bridged mode, for extending your Wi-Fi or putting consoles and casting devices on your home network.
For 64-bit Windows 10 and 11