For any reason, suddenly, if you are unable to create hotspot or having a problem with internet sharing, follow this guide.
- Open Control Panel and navigate to Network & Internet > Network Connections.
- Check if there is a connection by name Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter ( in Windows 7) or Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter (in Windows 8).
- If there is a Microsoft Virtual WiFi adapter and it is disabled (greyed out), right click on it and choose ‘Enable’.
- Otherwise, If there is NO Microsoft Virtual WiFi adapter, right click on your laptop’s WiFi Adapter and choose Disable. Wait for 15-20 seconds.
- Now, right click on your laptop’s WiFi Adapter and choose Enable.
- Do a refresh. (Right click anywhere on white space and choose ‘Refresh’ in the options.
- You should see the Microsoft Virtual WiFi adapter. Now restart the mHotspot.
- If you don’t find the Microsoft Virtual WiFi adapter, go to your laptop’s manufacturer’s website and download the latest WiFi driver.
- Re-install the downloaded WiFi drivers and restart the laptop.
- Now you should be able to create the hotspot.