“ netsh wlan start hostednetwork ” command not working no matter what I try

Question

C:\\Windows\\system32>netsh wlan show drivers

Interface name: Wireless Network Connection

Driver                    : DW1501 Wireless-N WLAN Half-Mini C         


        

Answer 1

If you have a wifi button or switch on your laptop make sure it is turned on! Then use the netsh commands that other people have stated

Answer 2

If none of the above solution worked for you, locate the Wifi adapter from "Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections", right click on it, and select "Diagnose", then follow the given instructions on the screen. It worked for me.

Answer 3

First of all go to the device manager now go to View>>select Show hidden devices....Then go to network adapters and find out Microsoft Hosted network Virual Adapter ....Press right click and enable the option....

Then go to command prompt with administrative privileges and enter the following commands:

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow
netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Your Hostednetwork will work without any problems.

Answer 4

Same issue.

I solved the problem first activating (right click mouse and select activate) from control panel (network connections) and later changing to set mode to allow (by netsh command), to finally starting the hostednetwork with other netsh command, that is:

1.- Activate (Network Connections) by right click

2.- netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow

3.- netsh wlan start hosted network

Good luck mate !!!

Answer 5

This was a real issue for me, and quite a sneaky problem to try and remedy...

The problem I had was that a module that was installed on my WiFi adapter was conflicting with the Microsoft Virtual Adapter (or whatever it's actually called).

To fix it:

1. Hold the Windows Key + Push R
2. Type: ncpa.cpl in to the box, and hit OK.
3. Identify the network adapter you want to use for the hostednetwork, right-click it, and select Properties.
4. You'll see a big box in the middle of the properties window, under the heading The connection uses the following items:. Look down the list for anything that seems out of the ordinary, and uncheck it. Hit OK.
5. Try running the netsh wlan start hostednetwork command again.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary.

In my case my adapter was running a module called SoftEther Lightweight Network Protocol, which I believe is used to help connect to VPN Gate VPN servers via the SoftEther software.

If literally nothing else works, then I'd suspect something similar to the problem I encountered, namely that a module on your network adapter is interfering with the hostednetwork aspect of your driver.

Answer 6

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=dhiraj key=7870049877