

"Hotspot" is the SSID (the name of your connection) and "Password" is the password locking the connection. but it says 'The hosted network couldnt be started. I tried netsh wlan start hostednetwork command in command prompt.
No microsoft hosted network adapter driver#
Netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid= Hotspot key= PasswordkeyUsage=persistent but in Device manager even though enabling show hidden devices there is no Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter driver Because of this i am unable to share my devices internet to the others. Once CMD is open type in the following command:.Then open the Command Prompt (type in "cmd" and click "Enter").To enable the Virtual adapter open the "Run" dialogue ("Windows key"+ "R").

Do the same to "Adhoc support 802.11n" if it is there too.
No microsoft hosted network adapter update#
If it says 'no,' you need to update your drivers. If it says 'Hosted network supported Yes' then you are good to go and there is a different issue. To check this, open cmd and type 'netsh wlan show drivers'.

Click on start button and type device manager.In the next step, go to Command prompt and type in the following command netshwlan start hostednetwork. You can get back the Hosted Network Virtual Adapter by following the below mentioned fixes:įix 1: Try updating the Microsoft virtual wifi miniport adapter Expand it and find Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter Enable the adapter by right-clicking on it and clicking on the appropriate option among the context menu options.
