How to Play Wi-Fi on Windows 8, Share Wi-Fi on Windows 8 Without Software

This guide explains how to play Wi-Fi on Windows 8, Share Wi-Fi on Windows 8 Without Software, with clear steps, practical tips, and important checks before you begin.

Instructions to play Wi-Fi on Windows 8

Step 1: Right-click on the Start Menu and select Command Prompt (Admin) .

Step 2: On the Command Prompt window, enter the following command.

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode = allow ssid = Hotspot key = Password123

Then press Enter . In particular, the value after ssid is the name of the Wi-Fi network that the computer will play, and the value after the key is the password to access (you can arbitrarily change these two values, note that the password contains at least 8 characters).

Step 3: Continue entering the command.

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Then press Enter to start broadcasting Wi-Fi.

However, this Wi-Fi network has not been able to access the Internet yet. You need to proceed as follows:

Step 4: Right-click the Start Menu and select Network Connections .

Step 5: Here you will see a virtual network connection ( Local Area Connection * ) appear, but not touched. Right-click on the network connection you are using, and select Properties .

Step 6: On the Sharing tab, check the box Allow other users to connect through this computer's Internet connection . In the Home networking connection , select the name of the network connection you just created. Finally click OK .

* Note: If you do not want other users in the network to control or turn off this shared Internet connection , clear the Allow other network users to control or disable the shared Internet connection box .

Accomplished! Now your computer has turned into a free Wi-Fi hotspot that all devices around can access.

Instructions to stop broadcasting Wi-Fi

If you do not want to continue playing Wi-Fi again, open Command Prompt (Admin) , type the following command and press Enter:

netsh wlan stop hostednetwork

To cancel the created Hosted Network, use the following command in the Command Prompt (Admin) :

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode = disallow ssid = Hotspot key = Password123

with Hotspot and Password123 respectively the name and password of the network (you set in step 2).

Through the above article, I have detailed instructions on how to play Wi-Fi on Windows 8 without software. Hope the above guide will help you!