Windows 10: Win 10 Update Breaks Three S2 Phone Tethering

I have a brand new Dell inspiron 11 30000 laptop.

To connect to the Internet I use a Three Dongle in a USB port; or a Three S2 phone tethered to a USP port.

The former is good for 5GB fixed at £16 per month. The latter I can top up as and when I need extra data allowance.

Just recently MS has released a massive update for Win 10 - which I have now done. It took an hour, followed by 69 updates from Dell.

However whilst the Dongle still connects OK, the S2 phone will not.

When I connect the S2 the console window starts up, I get 5 bars of signal, and the device is marked as detected. I click on the large green connect icon. It says Opening Port but then the massage "unable to connect" comes up. I cancel the message. And then every press of the green button is ignored.

I have looked at the profile and the following are set: APN name: 3internet, and Phone no.: *99#

I have tried changing the APN name to: three.co.uk, but this didn't work either.

Something in the Win 10 / Dell update(s) has stopped the S2 from connecting.

Whereas the old school Dongle is OK (but the data allowance is limited).

Please does anyone have any idea as to what has gone wrong? Thank you - CJB

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Mobile provider thinks my phone is tethered

DenverB, my provider regards tethering as using a mobile device as a personal hot spot. The problem was that Three thought I was tethering regardless of whether the hot spot on the phone was on or off. However the problem was cured by the last update and
everything is working without a problem now.

 

USB tethering SP3 Win10 Android 4.4.2

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I have a SP3 running Win 10 Pro. My phone is a Galaxy S4mini(GT-I9195) running Android 4.4.2

I am able to start the tethering on my phone (more networks, Tethering and mobile hotspot, USB tethering). My computer then sees a network (Network 6) and says No Internet.

Thanks.