Friday 10 April 2015

How to setup a Hotspot in windows 8/8.1

1.First of all you need to create a virtual network adapter

Creating virtual network adapter

      1.Open Command Prompt(with Administrator privilages)

      2.Type in "netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=ssid key=password"
          where ssid is the name name of the Hotspot and key is the password you give


2.Now you have successfully created a virtual adapter for the Hotspot
Next step is you have to start the Hotspot

Starting the Hotspot

      1.Open Command Prompt(with Administrator privilages)

      2. Type in "netsh wlan start hostednetwork"


3.Now you need to share the internet connection on ethernet  or wifi to this virtual adapter

Sharing ethernet or wifi to virtual adapter

        1 go to control panel and select option Network and Internet

        2 select network and sharing center

        3 select the option "Change adapter settings"on top left side

        4 select ethernet or wifi properties

        5 select the option sharing

        6 check the option
                  "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection"
           and press OK


that's it you have done it!

Now to stop the Hotspot

Stopping Hotspot

      1.Open Command Prompt(with Administrator privilages)

      2. Type in "netsh wlan stop hostednetwork"


Next time when you need to switch on Hotspot no need to setup it again
just open command prompt(with Administrator privilages) and type in  "netsh wlan start hostednetwork"






Monday 23 February 2015

How to set Desktop background on Start in windows 8.1

1.Right Click on Taskbar .

2.Select Properties .


3.Select Navigation .



4.Check the option "Show my desktop background on Start" .



5.Click Apply ,and then OK .