I am trying to set up a mobile hotspot in Windows 10 but the settings are disabled and the error message does not explain what the exact problem is.

The machine in question is a VM in VMWare Workstation and has a Wi-Fi and a cellular USB-stick attached. I had tried MyPublicWiFi before I discovered that Win10 had built-in settings for this, but now I have uninstalled MyPublicWiFi.

So, does anyone know what could cause the above mentioned error message?

Edit: I still don't know the reason for the error message, but it went away after I used a different Wi-Fi USB-Stick!

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2 Answers

I had the same problem, I couldn't get that to work but there is a way to activate a hotspot, follow the steps below.

1. Open CMD as Admin (WIN+X, "Command Prompt (Admin)"). Enter the commands as below.

2. netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=name key=pw

   • Substitute your preferred Hotspot Network Name for name and Password for pw

3. netsh wlan start hostednetwork

4. Go to "Settings>Network & Internet>Wi-Fi>Change adapter options" and look for a new "Local Area Connection #..." (It should show "Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter" as the Adapter). Right-click this and select "Properties", then select the "Sharing Tab. Check "Allow other network Users to connect through this computer's Internet connection"

Troubleshooting:If you find any errors such as "The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation.":

• Type Win+X
• Go to Device Manager
• View / Check Show Hidden Devices
• Search for a Network driver called "Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter"
• Disable / Enable it
• Go back to the Mobile Hotpost settings
• Now you might be able to enable it

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I got this error after connecting/disconnecting another wifi adapter. I went to Device Manager and disabled then re-enabled the original adapter and the error went away