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Open the network adapter settings page by pressing Windows Key + R and then type ncpa.cpl and press enter or click OK.Īlternatively you can click Start Button – > Control Panel – > Network and Sharing Center – > Change Adapter Settings (on the left). netsh wlan start hostednetwork Step 2 – Verify that the new network adapter was created Don’t forget to run the below command in an administrative command prompt every time you restart your computer.Īlternatively you can run the Start Hosted Network file available for download above to automate this. Now that the hosted network has been created you need to start it. In my case I am using the network name netflix and password 88888888. Replace NETWORKNAME and PASSWORD with the network name and password of your choice. netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid= NETWORKNAME key= PASSWORD Now type the following command to create your virtual WIFI network adapter.
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If not then you may need to update your network adapter with the latest driver. If you see the text Hosted network supported : Yes as shown above then you can continue.
Now that you have started an administrative commend prompt type the following command to confirm if your network adapter supports a hosted network.
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To do this in Windows 7 you can click the start button and type cmd and then right click cmd.exe and choose run as administrator.Īlternatively you can click Start Button – > All Programs – > Accessories – > Right click on Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator.įor Windows 8 and Windows 10 you can right click on the Start Button and then choose Command Prompt (Admin).
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Option 2: Manual Methodįirst, you will need to open an administrative command prompt (aka elevated command prompt). Now you can skip the next section and go to step 2. To run these files, right click on them and choose Run as administrator as shown below.Īfter downloading the 3 files, run (as administrator) the Initial Setup file that you downloaded above. Option 1: Quick Methodĭownload these 3 files and save them on your computer.ġ – Initial Setup (Use this to automate step 1, only run once unless you want to change the virtual VPN WIFI network name or password)Ģ – Start Hosted Network (Use this to turn on the virtual VPN WIFI, required each time you restart your computer)ģ – Stop Hosted Network (Use this to turn off the virtual VPN WIFI, never disable the network adapter!) The manual method is by sending the individual commands on the command line yourself.Ĭhoose 1 of the options below. bat script files that I wrote to issue the commands automatically automatically (your browser might give a warning that the file could be unsafe, you can safely ignore the warning). Some of the steps may be different for different versions of Windows and I will try to point out the differences in the steps below. These instructions are written for Windows 7 but it will also work on Windows 8 and Windows 10.
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