This advice was written by harfeg and was found useful by several posters.Having just spent the last three hours getting it to work I thought I would share my discoveries with the wider community, since there are lots of tutorials but most leave out a crucial fact or two.PremiseYou have a cabled connection to the internet on your Windows 7 computer but you want to share it wirelessly with other wireless devices which may not recognise an ad-hoc connection.In my case I live in student accommodation that has one ethernet port in each room. It is currently connected to my desktop (which also has a wireless card) and I would like my laptop and phone to be able to connect to the internet and share files with each other. The problem is my android doesn't recognise ad-hoc networksSolutionCreate a Virtual Wifi Hotspot using a semi hidden feature in Windows 7.
It looks just like a normal router WLAN but uses the hardware an ad-hoc would (i.e your wireless card). I'll also explain how to get the connection to start automatically when your computer does.You can also download 'Connectify' which uses this feature and actually has a user interface. I like to keep my startup software to a minimum though so I prefer doing it manually.This only works with some wireless network cards but it works on my 4 year old card so give it a go.HowInitial setup0) If you want to share files make sure 'network discovery' and 'file sharing' are turned on in advanced sharing settings. If you don't have a password on your computers turn off 'password protected sharing' as well, since it can't seem to tell that you don't have one, and thinks you typed it in wrong.
Though it doesn't SEEM necessary being part of the same workgroup can't hurt (right click computer in the start bar, properties, change settings)1) Start a command prompt with admin rights- Type: netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=nice name key=sensible password keyUsage=persistentobviously replace 'nice name' and 'sensible password' to your own taste, then press enterN.B the password needs to be at least 8 characters long('keyUsage=persistent' isn't necessary according to the command prompt documentation but I put it in for completeness. To see the command prompt documentation the only reliable way i've found is to try and set a password less than 8 characters long)2) Go to 'Network and Sharing centre', 'change adapter settings'. If all is well you should see a new connection that has Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter written underneath it. That and a nice red X next to it.Rename the connection to something you will recognise later on. Virtual Wifi worked well for me.3) Right click on your Ethernet connection.
Click Properties then go to the sharing tab. There is an unhelpful GUI on this screen. You must click on the drop down menu and select your Virtual Wifi BEFORE clicking on the top check box, otherwise the drop down menu becomes an uneditable text box. The menu tells Windows which wireless network to share the connection with.4) Now click settings and make sure all the boxes are ticked (top one reads 'FTP Server')Starting the connection5) Back to the command prompt-Type: netsh wlan start hostednetworkPress enter. It should then say 'the hosted network was started'Go to the Network and Sharing and check that both the Ethernet and Virtual Wifi have 'internet access' written next to them. Set both to a Work or Home network as well (Work won't ask for Homegroup details)That's it, you have successfully made a Virtual Wifi hotspot router thing. Now just connect you phone/laptop in the normal way.
Go to and right click your wired and wireless adapters one at a time to change the properties. Select IPv4, click then click. For each one, clear the 'Automatic metric' check box and assign the metric value manually. Steps to change wireless network connection priority in Windows 7 The computer can detect more than one wireless network at a time. This article explains how to prioritize the wireless network you want to connect to first. Windows 10 Hardware Wifi Switch Behavior (vs Windows 7) My system is a Dell Latitude E6330, with a physical wifi switch. I'll often use the wifi switch to toggle off the internal wifi adapter, and plug in an external USB wifi adapter with an antenna to get better range. With Windows 7, Microsoft vastly upgraded how Wireless Networks are handled. If you consider the tremendous growth of wireless over the last five years, it’s easy to understand why this upgrade. Prevent Windows from Connecting to a Wireless Network Automatically. If you want to have a network in the list, but don’t want Windows to connect to it automatically, you can open up the properties from the Manage Wireless Networks dialog, and then uncheck the box for “Connect automatically when this network is in range”.
( I recommend ES file explorer if you have an android. I can get files from the shared folders on both my computers with my phone using it, copy/paste multiple files. Awesome, and free (with ads))Restarting the network at startup1) Open up notepad-Type: netsh wlan start hostednetworkpausethe save it as 'something.bat'2) Run it with admin rights just to check if it works.
Leave the pause in for now3) Type 'task' into the start menu and click on 'Task Scheduler'. Click on 'Create Task' over in the right hand panel.
Name it something and (IMPORTANT) check the box that says 'run with highest privileges'.4) Go to the 'Triggers' tab, New, and select 'at log on' from the dropdown menu. Give it a delay of 30 seconds if you like everything else to be loaded first.5) Go to the 'Actions' tab and browse to the batch file you just made. If you want to be really neat make a shortcut of the batch file and tell it to start minimised, and make Actions open the shortcut instead. (otherwise you might see a black flicker every time the network starts, but it is just a flicker)6) 'OK' your way out of that window. On the main 'Tasks' window, left hand side, click on the Task Scheduler Library folder. Find your task in the middle panel, click once, then on the right click run to test it.If it works then restart your computer to make sure it happens automatically - once your sure of that just go to the batch file, open it in notepad and take out the 'pause' command.
Your all done.P.S If you have a problem connecting your devices just get windows network diagnostic tool to have a look at it. For some reason my laptop had DHCP disabled on it when i tried to connect first time but the diagnostic tool sorted it out.Hope this helps someone and doesn't cause to many headaches.
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My system is a Dell Latitude E6330, with a physical wifi switch.I'll often use the wifi switch to toggle off the internal wifi adapter, and plug in an external USB wifi adapter with an antenna to get better range.However, upon upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10, flipping the wifi switch now puts the entire OS into 'Airplane Mode,' disabling.all. wifi adapters - both internal and USB. This means the switch is no longer functional for me: every time I want to use the external wifi adapter, I now have to manually go into device manager, find the internal wifi card, disable it, & do the opposite when I'm done. Rather than just flipping that switch and plugging in the external adapter.How can I make the hardware wifi switch work properly again, like it did under Windows 7? The wifi switch on the laptop should only turn off the laptop's internal wifi - not put the entire system into airplane mode?Thanks in advance:). Computer Type: PC/DesktopOS: Windows 10 Professional 64bitCPU: Intel i5-8600K OC 4.8GHzMotherboard: GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming 5Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance RGB PRO 16GBGraphics Card: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8GBMonitor(s) Displays: Samsung PLS Displays x2Screen Resolution: 27'Keyboard: Turtle Beach Impact 700Mouse: Corsair GlaivePSU: XFX 650W 80+ GoldCase: CORSAIR CARBIDE SPEC-06Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H100i PROHard Drives: Samsung 960 EVOHyperX Gaming SSDSeagate IronWolf 2TBInternet Speed: 200mbps downloadBrowser: ChromeAntivirus: BitDefender + MBAM. Computer Type: PC/DesktopOS: Windows 10 Professional 64bitCPU: Intel i5-8600K OC 4.8GHzMotherboard: GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming 5Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance RGB PRO 16GBGraphics Card: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8GBMonitor(s) Displays: Samsung PLS Displays x2Screen Resolution: 27'Keyboard: Turtle Beach Impact 700Mouse: Corsair GlaivePSU: XFX 650W 80+ GoldCase: CORSAIR CARBIDE SPEC-06Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H100i PROHard Drives: Samsung 960 EVOHyperX Gaming SSDSeagate IronWolf 2TBInternet Speed: 200mbps downloadBrowser: ChromeAntivirus: BitDefender + MBAM.
I have a Medion Note book MD 98550, with Windows 7 Home premium installed. The performance was great, but then my hard disk gave up, so I got a new one installed. Eversince, the in built WiFi capability stands turned off, and I just cannot turn it on:- The internal wifi card seems fine as it is fully read by Windows, however a red cross appears along with a prompt 'Not Connected'.- In Net work Adopter properties, 'The device is working properly'.- Network adopter diagonostics returns 'WiFi capability is turned off'.- Fn + F7 does nothing, the WiFi LED also continues to remain off.- My laptop has no external button for the purpose.- Windows Mobility center does not provide a solution either.- BIOS provides only 2 options: 'Turn off' and 'As Adjusted'. Of course my sole choice to select is the latter. (Option 'Turn on' does not exist)- An external WiFi card, if plugged into the USB port, works fine.Additionally the in built web cam as well as the touch screen zoom function stand turned off too, possibly a result of a common reason/issue.I am sure Microsoft/ Microsoft Community can help.Regards.Alamgir. Hi Alamgir,Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community Forums.You might experience network or Internet connection issues in Windows for a number of reasons.
Some common issues that can cause these problems are:- A wireless network adapter switch that's not enabled.- WEP, WPA, or WPA2 security key or passphrase issues.- Cables that aren't connected properly.- Corrupted or incompatible drivers.- Missing updates.- Network connection settings.- Hardware or software problems.Networks rely on complex technology, so diagnosing the root cause of a network problem can often be a difficult task. For example, if you can't access a website, you will see an error message, but the message might not be necessarily very helpful sinceit typically won't pinpoint the exact problem.
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The problem could be caused by a number of issues with your computer, the web server, or the network between your computer and the web server.Let us follow these methods and check if this helps.Method 1.For the built-in webcam issue, you may try the Fn key + F9 key and check if this helps.
I'm an L2 helpdesk guy and I have a user whose Lenovo L440 will not connect to wifi. The wifi icon in the notification area shows a red X and the 'turn wireless on' button is greyed out in the Mobility Center. When she presses F8, it shows that wifi is on. The adapter is enabled and 'allow to turn off to save power' is unchecked.
We've reinstalled Pro/Set Wireless, and tried to install the adapter driver from the Device Manager. When I uninstalled the device there, checking the 'remove driver' checkbox, it did not find the driver in Windows Update and I had to install Pro/Set Wireless from the Intel website.
I've reinstalled the Hotkey Features Integration package and the Power Management driver.I've queried the software and hardware radio states using and it shows that the hardware switch is off. Now, L440 does not have a hardware switch on the outside. The Windows troubleshooter is saying the same thing: check an external switch. Which there isn't.So my question to the knowledgeable SuperUsers is: how is this possible?The case is out of my hands now (local IT will be doing their magic), but I would like to understand what's happening because these tickets are relatively common.
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It's usually not as difficult to resolve them as here but we definitely do need more understanding of how this works.I'm probably asking a lot but perhaps there is someone here who can explain how exactly Windows determines the value of and how it can be off when no physical hardware switch is present. And I would simply appreciate any light shed on this.