- 1 -At this point, you’ll have a brand new Wi-Fi network that’s connected to your home internet. Keep in mind that this will only work as long as the Windows machine that’s running the network is active. This also isn’t a total replacement for a proper router, but it can get you by in a pinch.1 - Press Win+X to open the power user settings menu and choose “Command Prompt (Admin)“.
- 2 - Enter the following command, replacing the values for SSID and key with the network name and password you want:
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=AdHoc key=password - 3 - Run the following command to start the network:
netsh wlan start hostednetwork - 4 - Search in the Start menu for “View network connections.”
- 5 - Right-click your main ethernet connection and choose “Properties.”
- 6 - Under the “Sharing” tab, click the box labeled “Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s internet connection.”
- 7 - In the drop down below the above box, choose the network connection that currently has internet access. Click OK.