Windows 10: My desktop PC has suddenly stopped recognizing my iPhone as a mobile hotspot.

There is no longer an icon for hotspot in my networks & Internet. I can use the iPhone as a hotspot on my laptop and ipad, so I don't think it's the phone. Any idea's?

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PC not recognizing iPhone hotspot over USB

Hi all,

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

OK, I have an iPhone X with a Verizon unlimited plan on it. This plan includes personal hotspot usage, and I use it all the time by my pc via USB. However, recently I plugged my phone in to my pc, turned on my hospot like I always do, but this time the
little blue status bar on the top of my iPhone that shows the hotspot connections symbol did not show up. My PC recognizes that the phone is there, but it does not recognize that the hotspot is on. I did a little bit of troubleshooting; I plugged my phone
into a different pc and it worked totally fine, everything worked, so that means that it is not a problem on the phone end, but rather on the pc end. Next, I plugged a different iPhone (with the same Verizon plan) into my pc, and it worked fine. So, it seems
to me that my PC is specifically not recognizing my iPhone, which I thought was weird because PCs don't save wired connections like they do wireless.

Like I said, any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

 

Connect my iPhone XR to Windows 10 desktop

I need to connect to iTunes to backup iPhone contents and sync my iPhone XR with new purchases from the Store to my Windows 10 desktop. According to Apple, the Windows 10 desktop must be Unlocked in order for
iTunes to update and sync to my iPhone XR.

I get the message "Trust This Computer? Your settings and data will be accessible from this computer when connected wirelessly or using a cable." when I connect the iPhone to my Windows 10 desktop via usb
cable.

My specifications are:

• iTunes Version 12.10.7.3.
• iPhone XR iOS version 13.3.1. Version 13.5 available.
• Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems (KB4497165).

I have tried previous suggestions:

• Reset Location & Privacy on iPhone.
• Tried a different USB cable for connection of the iPhone and Windows 10 desktop.
• Turned off Wi-Fi on iPhone.
• No personal hotspots defined on iPhone.
• Found this article: About the 'Trust This Computer' alert on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Followed the suggested steps with no luck.
• Found this article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204095. Look at step four. "If you see a Trust this Computer alert, unlock your device and tap Trust:. How do I
  unlock the device? Which device -- PC or iPhone?

Any suggestions?

 

Personal Hotspot on iPhone not detected on Thinkpad T480s

I used to be able to connect my iPhone 6s (iOS 13) to my Thinkpad T480s (Win 10 Pro, 1903, latest updates) via USB-C and use the personal hotspot on the iPhone to connect to the internet. This worked without any issues for several years through several upgrades of iOS and Windows.
Now I switched to an iPhone 11 Pro (iOS 13) and the T480s does not detect the iPhone's personal hotspot any more. Personal hotspot is turned on on the iPhone 11 Pro. The T480s sees the iPhone and I can browse its content.
The personal hotspot on the iPhone 6s (also iOS 13) is also not detected any more since I updated the following Apple software on the T480s to the current versions:

• AppleApplicationSupport64
• AppleMobileDeviceSupport64
• AppleSoftwareUpdate

Am I missing something here?