Windows 10: My laptop has a hotspot turned on and I can't turn it off or find it

Discus and support My laptop has a hotspot turned on and I can't turn it off or find it in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; When I look up Wi-fi devices from my phone, I can see a device with my laptop's name on it. I cannot connect to it as it is password protected. The... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by DeepumPoudel, Apr 30, 2022.

  1. My laptop has a hotspot turned on and I can't turn it off or find it


    When I look up Wi-fi devices from my phone, I can see a device with my laptop's name on it. I cannot connect to it as it is password protected. The Wi-fi hotspot from my settings is off. And when I turn it on, another hotspot appears. And the previous one disappears.I tried finding apps that could have caused it and uninstall them, but none of it worked. Is there a way for me to know what is causing this issue?

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    DeepumPoudel, Apr 30, 2022
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  2. Turning Off Hotspot?

    I'm having issues with my computer not turning off Wifi Hotspot. I've tried going into Network and WiFi settings and everything is switched to "off," but I can still see my laptop on the WiFi lists of my laptop and other devices such as my phone and iPad.

    Any other suggestions on how to turn it off and keep it from appearing on any devices?
     
    FearthePhenom, Apr 30, 2022
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  3. cheetahfm Win User
    Windows 10 wifi not turning on Acer Aspire laptop

    In order to get the list of available wireless networks, you have to:

    1. Switch on Connect to suggested open hotspots (see the screenshot in question);
    2. Click on Wifi icon in the right corner. Now you have your networks back.

    After that the parameter from Step 1 can be turned off, networks will be listed normally after restarting Wifi.

    P.S. I feel rather stupid at the moment. I thought that open hotspots are passwordless hotspots and so are presumably not very safe. So of course I've turned that off during installation.
    Really hard to see any logic in this case.
     
    cheetahfm, Apr 30, 2022
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  4. My laptop has a hotspot turned on and I can't turn it off or find it

    Wifi turns off automatically when a device is connected to my hotspot


    Whenever a device is connected to my hotspot the wifi is turning off automatically thereby stopping the hotspot.

    To turn the Windows 10 hotspot on, in first step I have turned on the Wireless Network Connection as shown in the below image.


    My laptop has a hotspot turned on and I can't turn it off or find it [​IMG]


    After that I did following steps in Command Prompt(Admin) for hotspot
    1. netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=MyWiFi key=mypassword
    2. netsh wlan start hostednetwork

    In netsh wlan show hostednetwork command, it shows the hotspot had started successfully as shown in the below image.


    My laptop has a hotspot turned on and I can't turn it off or find it [​IMG]


    But whenever a device is connected to this hotspot the wifi is turning off automatically thereby stopping the hotspot.


    My laptop has a hotspot turned on and I can't turn it off or find it [​IMG]


    I have unchecked the Power management option i.e, Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.
    All driver are updated to the latest versions.

    Please help
     
    luck pradeep, Apr 30, 2022
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