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• If the Windows 10 hotspot is not working, the cause might be your driver or certain settings.
• When the mobile hotspot is not working on Windows 10, the possibilities to fix that are numerous, so patiently go through each one.
• The Windows 10 mobile hotspot was not working for some users because of device space. 
• There might also be some apps that interfere with the settings, so make sure to check that out.

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With today’s technology, you can get connected to the Internet via a mobile hotspot, a wireless router, or even use your own smartphone as the hotspot.

A mobile hotspot allows you to share your network connection with other devices that want to connect to or access the Internet, using the Wi-Fi feature.

Whenever you try to connect to a mobile hotspot, some challenges can arise due to:

• Incorrect configuration
• Incorrect setup
• The outdated wireless network adapter driver

There are several other instances that can interfere with your mobile hotspot connection.

Before trying any of the solutions in this article, you could establish if the issue is only with a specific device that won’t connect to your computer’s hotspot or with all of them.

Try also surfing using a modem or Wi-Fi to see if the issue is your computer or connection-related.

Here are the solutions you can use to fix the mobile hotspot issue in Windows 10.

What do I do if the mobile hotspot on Windows 10 isn’t working?

1. Free up space

With no apparent connection, freeing up space on the mobile device helped some to reestablish the hotspot connection.

In one particular case, the user had already updated both the Windows device and the phone and had tried to use both the wireless and the wired connection, without a VPN connection.

2. Update all essential drivers

For a quick fix, we strongly suggest you update all outdated drivers automatically by using DriverFix.

This is a tool that will save you from manually searching and installing fresh driver versions since it will do the whole job.

It’s a great alternative (and safe, at the same time) to ensure that your device gets the latest drivers’ updates.

3. Troubleshoot Network Adapter

Click Network Adapter

This is an automated, built-in Windows tool that finds and fixes common Network Adapter settings issues on your computer.

It will also check whether the Network Adapter drivers are updated or not, and give you a clue on the hardware failures related to the Network Adapter.

4. Check the Wi-Fi adapter

Select Command Prompt (Administrator)

If it says No, there is a problem because it means your Wi-Fi adapter doesn’t support the mobile hotspot feature.

In this case, buy another Wi-Fi adapter that supports it as there’s no other way of fixing it.

There are many worthwhile alternatives for Wi-fi adapters for Windows 10. The most powerful ones work with any wireless routers and cover the entire house and include built-in wireless security encryption.

5. Update network drivers manually

Select Network Adapters

If your computer cannot connect to the Internet, download a driver from a different computer, save it to a USB flash drive, then manually install it on your own computer.

How to manually install the network adapter driver

Right-click the network adapter and select Update driver

After installing the updated driver, click Start> Power > Restart.

6. Roll back the network adapter driver

Select Network Adapters then click on the network adapter name

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Driver updates are sometimes incompatible with system specifications and lead to errors, including connectivity issues. So the natural solution is to uninstall these updates.

If you successfully rolled back your driver, now you’ll have to prevent Windows from automatically updating it.

7. Create a new connection

If you still have mobile hotspot issues, or issues connecting your device to your mobile hotspot, try and delete the current connection, then create a new one to get rid of the authentication error.

8. Temporarily turn off firewalls and antivirus

A firewall, antivirus, or malware program, sometimes blocks mobile hotspots.

If this is the cause of the issue, turn off either of the three then try to visit the website you wanted.

Ensure you turn these programs back on immediately after you’re done to prevent hackers, viruses, and worms from damaging your system.

9. Disable Bluetooth

Click Bluetooth

10. Run the Internet connection troubleshooter

Select Troubleshooting from search results

Click View all on the left panel

Select Internet connections

If the troubleshooter can’t load or fails to complete the process, you can remediate that with an antivirus or from Windows settings.

11. Use a hotspot software app

Another simple, and automatic, solution would be to use a dedicated app such as Connectify Hotspot that can turn your Windows 10 device into a hotspot.

What this program does is it extends the range of your wireless signal in your home by combining several Internet connections, either wired or wireless.

This facilitates Internet access for all devices without you having to resort to additional hardware.

When using Connectify Hotspot, you basically eliminate networking issues since it and bridges other devices.

You also get real-time network usage monitoring as well as firewall protection for each connected device.

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12. Install driver in compatibility mode

13. Link your Internet sharing with your hotspot adapter

Select Settings

Click Mobile Hotspot

Check if your mobile hotspot is working now. Otherwise, try the next solution.

14. Perform a Clean Boot

Type msconfig

Select System Configuration

Select Hide all Microsoft services box

Click Open Task Manager

You will have a clean boot environment after all these steps are carefully followed, after which you can try and check if the mobile hotspot problem persists.

Performing a clean boot for your computer reduces conflicts related to software that can bring up the root causes that lead to your mobile hotspot not working on Windows 10.

These conflicts can be caused by applications and services that start up and run in the background whenever you start Windows normally.

15. Start your computer in Safe Mode

Click Update & Security

If the mobile hotspot problem isn’t there while in Safe Mode, then your default settings and basic drivers are not contributing to the issue.

16. Check Allow sharing connection settings

Select Network and Sharing center

Right-click Ethernet connection

Allow other network users to connect using the steps below:

Under View your active networks, click the network you connect to the internet from

Let us know if any of the solutions we shared worked for you. If you have any other questions, leave them in the comments section below and we’ll be sure to check them out.

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