There are different Windows 10 devices you can allow another device to start your Hotspot via Bluetooth on. Either the hotspot must be set up in your phone or on your computer or any other window 10 device. Most people use laptops and mobile phones and that is what we will cover in this article. If you have set up a hotspot on your laptop you can turn it on using your windows phone. Vis versa, if the hotspot is on your mobile phone, you can turn it on using your laptop. The second device sends a signal via Bluetooth and invokes the APIs of the first device to turn the hotspot on. It then connects to the available network automatically. Prerequisites: Here are the things you must have in order to turn on hotspots via Bluetooth: To know which version of Windows 10 you are running on your computer, press Windows Key + R to open Run, type ‘winver’ and hit enter. To tell if your computer supports hosted networks type “netsh wlan show drivers” in the Command prompt window and press the Enter. If you meet all the prerequisites, here is how to set up a hosted network that can be turned on by other devices via Bluetooth.
Step 1: Set up a Hotspot on your Windows10 computer or mobile phone and allow another device to turn on mobile hotspot
The first step is to set up a Hotspot on your Computer or mobile phone. Choose the device you want to remotely switch and set up a hotspot on it.
Here is how to set up a hotspot on your windows 10 computer
Here is how to set up a hotspot on your windows 10 mobile phone
Step 2: Pair your PC and your phone
To pair, one of your devices must be visible/searchable by the other device. You can also connect two computers by making one visible to the other. You can set the visibility from the Bluetooth settings of your PC.
Step 3: Start your mobile hotspot remotely
After pairing both your devices, make sure both their Bluetooth are on. To make sure remote switching via Bluetooth works, turn off the hotspot on both devices first. Other than the Bluetooth being on for both devices, your phone must have an internet connection and the cellular data must be switched on otherwise the hotspot won’t turn on. The only caveat with wireless hotspot feature is that you’re limited to share your internet connection with up to 8 devices.
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