Windows 10: Can I connect my win 10 laptop with my android phone using wifi without an internet connection?

Can I connect my win 10 laptop with my android phone using wifi without an internet connection?

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using mob phone connected to i/net via public wifi to connect laptop


Hi, recently purchased new laptop with windows 10 installed. I currently use public/open wifi connection to connect to the internet for non private surfing (private matters dealt with via payg dongle). However, this open wifi connection can be erratic (whereas previous laptop running windows 7 connected as and when requested). Once connected, it is faultless and speedy enough for my needs. I have also marked this connection as ‘automatic’.
I know that it is not the signal strength, it is simply the initial connection, with which my new laptop seems to struggle with! My screen shows all available networks so is picking up all correct signals. When I click ‘connect’ it will go through the motions for approx 2-3 seconds and then say ‘unable to connect to this network’ and other times, it will say ‘connecting’ and will go through these motions, and will continue to say ‘connecting’ for 15 minutes and longer or until I get sick of waiting!
On the occasions when it does finally ‘connect’, it will begin with a message in the ‘action centre’ saying ‘click on message to connect to open wifi’-it will then go to the open/public wifi homepage and connect-from thereon, I am fine.
Why won’t my laptop connect as easily to open wifi as last machine did on windows 7, and why does it continually say ‘unable to connect to internet’ or remain in ‘connecting’ mode?
A further query I have (apologies) is when my laptop refuses to connect to internet as above, my mobile phone connects to the open wifi easily so I certainly know that it is not the distance that is in question, or the strength of signal-bearing this in mind, is it possible to connect my laptop and mobile phone via usb and possible to use my phone when it is connected to the open wifi source to connect my laptop to internet via this route? If so, would somebody give me step by step instructions to connect this way, please. The phone I currently have is a 3g sony xperia mini pro (which I am sure you can gather I have had for few years now!)
Many thanks for all replies and all assistance is gratefully received.

 

Windows 10 doesn't recognize my Android phone on Wi-Fi direct

I don't have a rooted phone but I can't get WiFi Direct to connect to my laptop.

• Moto G5S+ XT1806 Android 7.1 (unrooted)
• Windows 10 HP-15 laptop

• phone: AdClear local VPN firewall/adblocker -> disabled/enabled -> no difference
• PC: Devices & Printers -> add device -> xt1806 found but not connected (grayed-out)
• Disconnected PC from home WiFi connection
• Disconnected phone from home WiFi connection
• Connected phone to its cellular data connection
• phone: Settings -> WiFi -> Advanced -> WiFi Direct -> (searching) -> no PC found
• Disconnected phone from its cellular data connection
• Reconnected phone to home WiFi connection
• phone: Settings -> WiFi -> Advanced -> WiFi Direct -> (searching) -> no PC found
• disabled/enabled Win 10 firewall and tried again -> no difference
• Windows Network Diagnostics found no issues.

Is my AT&T carrier preventing the connection from happening? Do I need a specific app to make the connection? Any help troubleshooting this issue will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

Wifi Limited (at home connection only)


HI, i know the title sound familiar and you would tell me to open this or that thread about ip configuration. Not that i dont want to listen to you guys, but here the situation:

-i have a laptop with 2 OS, win 7 and 10 (win 10 as primary, win 7 only to play games)
-i have both wired and wireless connection at home
-i have pcs connected with ethernet connection and connected to internet pretty well
-its the first time i connected my laptop to home wifi (also the first time for both OS)
-my laptop on win 10 connected to home wireless connection but no internet access
-my laptop on win 10 connected to ethernet connection and connected to internet pretty well
-my laptop on win 7 connected to home wireless connection with same ip setting as win 10 and connected to internet pretty well
-my laptop on win 7 connected to ethernet connection and connected to internet pretty well
-my laptop on win 10 connected to other wifi connection like from phone, mobile wifi, and office wifi and connected to internet pretty well
-my home wireless connected to other device at home like phone and pc wifi adapter and connected to internet pretty well
-i only use windows defender as antivirus


-my win 10 already updated at 1 October 2015

my goal:
-to access internet with win 10 via my home wireless connection

what i have tried:
-change ip setting to various address. Result, connected but still no internet access
-doing things with 'netsh' as administrator with various command that i found on web and forum
-reinstalling wifi adapter (which i think not necessary since other wifi connections are connected before i did this)
-reboot modem
-reboot router (which i think not necessary since the wifi come out from the modem)
-since i have many pc i already make sure to put different ips

thanks for you help, and i attached some screen shots of my setting and status.