Wireless Network Interface is powered down


This is a tricky problem. There are various reasons for this, please follow the below wordkarounds in order to resolve the problem.

  1. Make sure your Wi-Fi is turned on (Some laptops have hardware switch as well).
  2. Restart the laptop and try to start the hotspot again.
  3. In Windows 8 and above, turn on the flight mode and then turn it off.
  4. Open Network and Sharing Center -> change Adapter Setting -> right click on your Wifi Adapter -> Properties -> Advanced tab - > Click on Adhoc support… -> set value - Enable.
  5. Finally, if the problem still exists, disable power saving mode for WiFi adapter.


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