How to play Wifi on Windows 10

You have a laptop running Windows 10 with a stable Internet connection. You want to amplify the wifi signal from that laptop so you can use it for other devices like smartphones, tablets . but you don't know how to do it? Let's solve that problem in the article below!

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In this article, Thuthuatphanmem will show you two ways to broadcast Wifi on a Laptop using utilities in Windows 10 and via external devices (USB Wifi).

Method 1: Broadcast Wifi on Windows 10 using Mobile Hotspot

Step 1 : Go to Start Menu => Windows Settings as shown below.

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Step 2: Select Network & Internet section.

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Step 3: You choose to Mobile Hotspot => Edit as shown below to edit the Wifi network information to broadcast.

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Step 4: You name the Wifi in the Network name section and the password in the Network password section . Then, click Save to save.

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Step 5: Go back to the mobile hotspot section, select the Wifi checkbox in the Share my Internet connection over section . Then you turn off the switch Share my Internet connection with other devices to On to play wifi on the Laptop is finished.

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Method 2: Play wifi on windows 10 using USB Wifi

This way, you can do it on both Laptop and Desktop. The device used in this article is Tp-link usb wifi wn722n

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Step 1: You can go to the homepage of the usb wifi carrier such as Tplink, Lblink . to find the right driver or download the driver for Tplink wn722n here.

https://static.tp-link.com/2018/201808/20180820/TL-WN722N(EUUSES)_V3_180807_Win.zip

After downloading, extract and right-click on the installation file and select Properties.

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Step 2: Go to the Compability tab , select Run this program in compability mode for and select Windows 7. Because the old driver driver is not compatible with Windows 10, we have to use this method to install.

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Step 3: Now you can install normally, click Next to continue.

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Step 4: In this step, you select the 2nd line to install drivers and drivers for USB Wifi. Click Next to continue the installation.

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Step 5: Open the application on the desktop with the wifi icon as shown below.

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Step 6: On the application's interface, you switch to the Advanced tab , select ON in SoftAP mode and OK .  

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Step 7: If the error message as shown in the picture, you reinstall the following information.

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- Set Internet Connecting Share (ICS) as Wi-Fi 2 (your USB wifi name).

- SSID: name for Wifi.

- Security Key: set a password for the Wifi network to broadcast.

Then you click Apply to save.

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If the Successful message is successful.

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Note: If your phone or tablet is connected to Wifi because usb wifi emits the error No Internet Access or exclamation mark, it may be because your Windows Firewall blocked the connection. You proceed to turn off the Firewall as follows:

Step 1: Go to the search section of Windows and enter Firewall => Select the first search result.

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Step 2: Select Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off .

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Step 3: Check the Turn off Windows Defender Firewall (not recommended) check box to turn off the Firewall and then click OK . Then you try to reconnect wifi on your phone to see if the Internet connection is successful.  

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With two simple ways to broadcast Wifi on Windows 10, you can turn your laptop into a portable hotspot wherever you are. Good luck!