Use Your Windows 10 Computer as a Mobile Hotspot
This procedure requires your host computer to be connected via cable to the internet modem (DSL or cable modem, for example) or a cellular data modem on your computer. To share a wireless internet connection with other devices, turn your Windows laptop into a Wi-Fi hotspot using Connectify. To turn your computer into a wireless hotspot or wired router for other devices nearby:
Use Your Windows 8 or Windows 7 Computer as a Mobile Hotspot
Follow these steps to set up a hotspot from a Windows 8 or Windows 7 PC using the built-in internet connection sharing (ICS) feature: Remember these considerations also:
Clients who connect to the host computer should have their network adapters set to get an IP address automatically. Look in the network adapter properties, under TCP/IPv4 or TCP/IPv6, and click Obtain an IP address automatically. If you create a VPN connection from your host computer to a corporate network, the computers on your local network can access the corporate network if you use ICS. If you share your internet connection over an ad hoc network, ICS is disabled if you disconnect from the ad hoc network, create a new ad hoc network, or log off from the host computer.
