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And change the ‘password’ with a strong password. Change the ‘VirtualNetworkName’ with the name you desire. Netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=VirtualNetworkName key=PasswordĪll the virtual access point is encrypted with WPA2-PSK (AES) encryption. Now, enter the command to create virtual miniport wifi adapter or wireless hotspot.

Under network adapters, check the “Microsoft Virtual Wi-Fi Miniport Adapter” entry for confirmation. Write devmgmt.msc there in the box and press OK to open the “Device Manager”. If Hosted network supported says ‘ Yes‘, then you can create a wireless hotspot using the existing adapter in Windows OS.Īlternatively, press Win+R together to open the ‘Run’ dialogue box. To check the support of creating a wifi hotspot for your adapter, just use the following command:

Every adapter does not have the support of creating a wireless network.

Other windows users can open the command prompt as admin by doing the right-click and select the “ run as admin” option. Windows 10 users can select “Command prompt (admin)” option from the Win+X menu option.

Open the command prompt using administrative privilege.

You will be redirected to “network connections” window with a complete list of available network adapters. If you are a windows 7 user, just open the run dialogue box, type ‘ ncpa.cpl‘ and press ‘ Enter‘. If not, then try to install the adapter using an ethernet/USB internet connection. If you have a wireless network adapter installed on your computer, you can see an adapter labeled as ‘wi-fi’. All the installed network adapters are listed there. If you are running on a Windows 10 PC then, press windows+X together and select “Network Connections”.

Check whether you have installed the wireless network adapter on your windows computer or not.

However, if you use two network adapters on your PC, you can connect to a network using one adapter and create the wireless hotspot using another adapter. You can’t access the internet and create the wi-fi hotspot using a single network adapter.

If you are connected to a network using wi-fi, you can’t create wi-fi hotspot and virtual wireless access point.

Connect your windows computer to any network using Ethernet cable.

Setup Virtual Wireless Access Point Using Command in Windows 10/8/8.1/7 Though the feature is very new and is disabled by default, you can create your own wireless access point either by using windows command or by using a third-party windows software like Connectify. The entire OS is virtualized by the VMware virtual machine, whereas, Microsoft’s virtual wifi miniport adapter just converts the physical wireless adapter into two virtual adapters – one for WiFi and other for a wireless hotspot. The virtual wifi miniport adapter is very much similar to what the virtual machine or VMware does.