If your Windows 11 PC has a working Internet connection (through Ethernet, a cellular modem, Wi-Fi, or otherwise), yous can share that connexion as a mobile hotspot wirelessly through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Here's how to set it up.

First, open Windows Settings by pressing Windows+i on your keyboard. Or yous tin open Start and search for "Settings," so click its icon.

In Settings, click "Network & Internet" in the sidebar, and then click "Mobile Hotspot" (ignore the on/off switch for now).

In Mobile Hotspot settings, y'all'll see several options listed. We'll go through each i below.

An overview of Windows 11's mobile hotspot options.

Before you switch "Mobile Hotspot" on, it'southward best to configure how it will work. Kickoff, click the drib-down menu labeled "Share my internet connectedness from" and choose the source of the internet you're sharing. A few examples are "Ethernet" and "Wi-Fi."

Next, click the drop-downwardly menu labeled "Share Over" and select the method yous'd similar to use to share the cyberspace connexion with other devices. Unremarkably, yous tin select "Wi-Fi" or "Bluetooth," but at that place might be another choice based on how your PC is configured.

In the "Properties" department at the bottom, click "Edit," and an "Edit Network Info" window will popular up. Using this window, you tin can ready the network'south name (similar to a Wi-Fi SSID), the countersign people will utilise to connect to your hotspot, and the Network Band (two.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or "Any Bachelor") if you lot're sharing via Wi-Fi. When you lot're washed configuring, click "Save."

Finally, return to the top of the Mobile Hotspot settings window and flip the switch abreast "Mobile Hotspot" to "On."

Flip the "Mobile Hotspot" switch to "On."

Later on that, you lot're fix to receive incoming connections to your new mobile hotspot.

If you change your heed at whatever time and want to turn off your mobile hotspot, but launch Settings again, navigate to "Network & Internet," and so switch "Mobile Hotspot" to "Off."

Connecting to Your Mobile Hotspot

Connecting to your new Windows eleven mobile hotspot is like shooting fish in a barrel, especially if you're using Wi-Fi. Just launch your device's Wi-Fi settings and connect to the network with the name yous set in the section above. While connecting, enter the password yous set in the "Edit Network Info" window nether Settings > Network & Cyberspace > Mobile Hotspot > Edit.

Connecting to the mobile hotspot through iPhone as an example.

Y'all can connect to your hotspot using Bluetooth in a similar manner if the connecting device supports Bluetooth internet connections. If y'all're hosting the hotspot, you can come across how many devices are connected at any fourth dimension in Settings > Network & Net > Mobile Hotspot, listed at the lesser of the window. Good luck, and happy surfing!

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