Turn Windows 7/8 PC into a WiFi router

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Here you will learn how to turn your Windows PC into a WiFi router so that you can access the internet on all WiFi devices in range.

First of all you will be needing these 3 things:-

1. The Command Prompt
2. An Internet Connection
3. A WiFi device

Let's begin!

Figure 2.1

Step 1 - Open the Command Prompt(with Administrator Privilege).

• Open Start Menu
• Ttype here "cmd"
• Right-click on cmd
• Select "Run As Administrator" (See Figure 2.1)
• Then select Yes, and you have the Command Prompt now.

Step 2 - Type the following command in your Command Prompt.

• netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=WiFi_name key=PasswordForYourWifi
• Press Enter you will see a message telling that your hostednetwork has been successfully created(see figure 2.2)
• Now minimize the Command Prompt, and proceed further.

Figure 2.2

Step 3 - Open the Control Panel.

• In Control Panel goto "Network and Internet"
• Goto "Network and Sharing Center"
• Goto "Change adapter settings"
• You will be seeing some connections here 
• Look for "Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter" (refer figure 2.3) and remember it's name, for example, "Wireless Network Connection 2" as shown in the figure below.

Figure 2.3

Step 4 - Herein find and Select the Internet connection you generally use.

• I use Vodafone, so select and right-click on it
• select properties > goto "Sharing" tab
• check the "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's internet connection" option
• and then choose the name of your WiFi Miniport Adapter from the list below(see figure 2.4)
• for me it is "Wireless Network Connection 2" it might be just "Wireless Network Connection" in your PC, so choose carefully.
• Click OK, you will see a Green Tick Mark(showing it's shared, figure 2.3) on your internet connection.

Figure 2.4

Step 5 - Close the Control Panel and enable your Wireless Adapter.

• Connect to the Internet you usually do, wait for it to successfully connect
• Now get back to the Command Prompt and type the following command
• netsh wlan start hostednetwork
• press Enter, you'll see a message "The hosted network started"
• Check networks in the bottom-right corner on the task-bar(see figure 2.5)

Figure 2.5

!! Congratulations your PC is now working as a WiFi Router !!

Step 6 - Check for Available WiFi Networks on your WiFi device.

• Choose yours, enter the password you've set for the WiFi
• and you're now using your Internet Connection over WiFi, using your Windows PC :)

NOTE : This connection will appear on every WiFi device in range, so don't forget to put a strong password.

Step 7 - For disabling your WiFi.

• In case you need to use the internet only on your PC so it's better to turn off the WiFi
• start the command prompt (with Administrator privilege) 
• type here: netsh wlan stop hostednetwork
• You'll see a message "The hosted network stopped", that means your WiFi is off now!

NOTE: Every time when you connect your internet connection, your hosted network also needs to be reconnected, so when you re-connect your internet connection, first follow Step 7 then follow Step 5 to successfully use the internet over WiFi.

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