Following procedure will help us to create WIFI Hotspot or access point in Windows 7 to share internet to other devices like mobile, tablet etc.
1) Open Command Prompt as administrator and run following command and press enter:
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=mywifi key=temp12345
2) Open Network and Sharing Center. Click on Change Adapter Settings, you will see following wireless networks as seen in below image. Remember the red boxed wireless network.
4) Click on Sharing tab and now select "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection" and from the drop down select the "Wireless Network Connection 2", as shown.
1) Open Command Prompt as administrator and run following command and press enter:
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=mywifi key=temp12345
3) Now, right click on your laptop internet network connection and click properties. You will see following screen.
4) Click on Sharing tab and now select "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection" and from the drop down select the "Wireless Network Connection 2", as shown.
5) Now go to command prompt again and type the following command and press Enter.
netsh wlan start hostednetwork
6) Your WIFI Hotspot has been started, now you can connect to this WIFI through mobile , tablets etc.
You will see the WIFI with name mywifi and can surf the internet.
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