如果您有一台Windows 10 PC、笔记本电脑或平板电脑，那么您手头的最佳功能之一就是能够将其转换为移动热点。换句话说，您可以通过Wi-Fi甚至蓝牙(Bluetooth)与其他设备共享您的互联网连接。此外，无论您的互联网连接是通过Wi-Fi、以太网(Ethernet)还是蜂窝数据建立，都无关紧要。只需在“设置”(Settings)应用程序中单击几下或轻按几下，即可让自己成为一个正常工作的Windows 10热点。事不宜迟，如果将您带到这里的问题是“如何将我的 PC 用作热点？” ("How can I use my PC as a hotspot?")这是答案：
如何将我的 PC 用作热点？
为了能够制作Windows 10热点，您应该知道您的设备必须满足一些要求：
- 您的计算机必须运行带有周年更新(Update)或更新版本（2016 年8 月 2日之后发布）的(August 2nd)Windows 10。如果您不知道自己的Windows 10版本，请阅读：如何检查 Windows 10 版本、操作系统构建、版本或类型(How to check the Windows 10 version, OS build, edition, or type)
- 它必须至少有一个Wi-Fi网卡或蓝牙(Bluetooth)芯片
- 必须使用其 Wi-Fi 卡或任何其他方式（如以太网(Ethernet)连接、USB互联网调制解调器或SIM卡）连接到互联网
如果满足所有这些先决条件，请继续并打开“设置”(Settings)应用。有很多方法(many ways)可以做到这一点，但最简单的方法之一是单击或点击“开始”菜单(Start Menu)中的齿轮按钮。
在“设置”(Settings)应用中，打开“网络和互联网”("Network & internet")设置类别。
在窗口左侧，选择“移动热点”。("Mobile hotspot.")
现在，在窗口的右侧，加载了一个名为“移动热点”的设置页面。("Mobile hotspot")在顶部，有一个名为“与其他设备共享我的 Internet 连接”的开关。("Share my Internet connection with other devices.")启用此开关会打开Windows 10热点。但是，在您这样做之前，您应该首先检查设置，看看您是否更喜欢使用自定义网络名称、密码或无线电频段。
如果您的 Windows 10 笔记本电脑或设备上有多个 Internet 连接，请确保在“共享我的 Internet 连接”("Share my internet connection from")列表中选择要使用的连接。
然后，您可以选择是否要使用Wi-Fi或蓝牙(Bluetooth)共享您的互联网连接。
这两个选项都可以，但如果您的 PC 上可用，我们建议您始终选择Wi-Fi 。Wi-Fi 连接总是比蓝牙(Bluetooth)更快，范围更广。
接下来，您将看到Windows 10 设备自动生成的默认“网络名称”、“网络密码”("Network name," "Network password,")和“网络频段”值。("Network band")如果您对它们没问题并想按原样使用它们，请返回并启用“移动热点”("Mobile hotspot")开关。
但是，您可能需要更改某些内容，例如 Windows 10 热点的名称或密码。在这种情况下，请继续阅读：
如何配置Windows 10热点
如果您更喜欢使用自己的值自定义这些值，请单击或点击“编辑(Edit)”按钮。
输入您要使用的网络名称、网络密码(Network name, Network password,)和网络频段，然后单击或点击(Network band)保存(Save)按钮。
您的自定义值会立即保存，您现在可以在“设置”(Settings)应用的“移动热点”("Mobile hotspot")页面上看到它们。
现在一切都整理好了，您可以继续打开页面顶部的“移动热点”开关。("Mobile hotspot")
一旦你这样做了，热点的设置就会变成灰色，因为它们正在有效地使用。
此外，在它们下方，您现在可以看到一条新信息：“已连接设备”的数量。("Devices connected.")请注意，允许的最大连接数为 8（八）。
启用Windows 10热点后，“设置”(Settings)应用会为您提供另一个默认启用的选项。在移动热点(Mobile hotspot)页面的最后，你会找到一个开关，上面写着“当没有连接设备时，自动关闭移动热点”。("When no devices are connected, automatically turn off mobile hotspot.")如果您禁用它，则Windows 10热点将保持活动状态，直到您手动将其关闭。
如果 Windows 10 在一段时间内没有检测到其他设备连接到它，它将关闭您的热点。如果您运行热点的设备是笔记本电脑，这将非常有用，例如，电池寿命很重要。
如何快速启用Windows 10热点
既然您已将“移动热点”("Mobile hotspot")配置为按需要工作，您还应该知道还有另外两种更快的方法可以打开或关闭它。首先是打开(open the )操作中心(Action Center)并单击或点击“移动热点”("Mobile hotspot")按钮。
第二种方法是从系统托盘打开网络图标，然后单击或点击“移动热点”("Mobile hotspot")按钮。
但是，这两种方法都没有显示移动热点设置，因此您必须事先知道网络名称和密码是什么。
PS您还可以从其他类型的设备（例如智能手机或平板电脑）创建移动热点。有关如何执行此操作的分步说明，请查看以下指南：如何将您的 Android 智能手机变成移动 WiFi 热点(How to turn your Android smartphone into a mobile WiFi hotspot)、如何将 iPhone 用作 WiFi 热点(How to use your iPhone as a WiFi hotspot)以及如何将互联网从 Android 智能手机共享到电脑通过 USB(How to share internet from an Android smartphone to a PC via USB)。
为什么要制作Windows 10热点？
如您所见，只需点击几下，即可将您的Windows 10 计算机、笔记本电脑或平板电脑置于移动热点中，并与周围的其他设备共享您的互联网连接。让我们知道一切是否适合您。另外，您知道在Windows设备之间创建无线网络连接的其他方法吗？如果您这样做，请不要犹豫，使用下面的评论与我们分享您的想法。
How to make a Windows 10 hotspot: All you need to know
If you have a Windows 10 PC, laptoр, or tablet, one of the best features you have аt hand is thе аbіlity to transfоrm it into a mobile hotspot. In other words, you can share your intеrnet cоnnection with other devіces over Wi-Fi or even Bluetоoth. Also, it doеsn't even matter whether yoυr internet connеction is established via Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or cellulаr data. All it takes is a few clicks or taps in the Settings app to get yourself a working Windows 10 hotspot. Without further ado, if the question that brought you here is "How can I use my PC as a hotspot?" here's the answer:
How can I use my PC as a hotspot?
To be able to make a Windows 10 hotspot, you should know that your device has to meet a few requirements:
- Your machine must be running Windows 10 with Anniversary Update or newer (released after August 2nd, 2016). If you don't know your Windows 10 version, read: How to check the Windows 10 version, OS build, edition, or type
- It must have at least one Wi-Fi network card or Bluetooth chip
- It must be connected to the internet, using either its Wi-Fi card or any other means, like an Ethernet connection, USB internet modem, or SIM card
If all these prerequisites are met, go ahead, and open the Settings app. There are many ways to do that, but one of the easiest is to click or tap on the cogwheel button from the Start Menu.
In the Settings app, open the "Network & internet" settings category.
On the left side of the window, select "Mobile hotspot."
Now, on the right side of the window, a settings page called "Mobile hotspot" is loaded. At the top, there's a switch called "Share my Internet connection with other devices." Enabling this switch turns the Windows 10 hotspot on. However, before you do that, you should first check the settings and see whether you would prefer using a custom network name, password, or radio band.
If you have more than one internet connection working on your Windows 10 laptop or device, make sure that you select the one you want to use in the "Share my internet connection from" list.
Then, you can choose whether you want to share your internet connection using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
Both options are OK, but we recommend you to always choose Wi-Fi if it's available on your PC. Wi-Fi connections are always faster and have a longer range than Bluetooth.
Next, you get to see the default "Network name," "Network password," and "Network band" values that have been automatically generated by your Windows 10 device. If you are OK with them and want to use them as they are, go back and enable the "Mobile hotspot" switch.
However, you might want to change some things, such as the name or password for your Windows 10 hotspot. In that case, read on:
How to configure a Windows 10 hotspot
If you prefer customizing these values with your own, click or tap the Edit button.
Enter the Network name, Network password, and Network band that you want to use, and then click or tap on the Save button.
Your custom values are saved instantly, and you can now see them on the "Mobile hotspot" page from the Settings app.
Now that everything has been sorted out, you can go ahead and turn on the "Mobile hotspot" switch at the top of the page.
Once you do that, the hotspot's settings turn grey, as they are effectively in use.
Also, right under them, you can now see a new piece of information: the number of "Devices connected." Note that the maximum number of allowed connections is 8 (eight).
Once you've enabled the Windows 10 hotspot, the Settings app gives you another option that's on by default. At the end of the Mobile hotspot page, you're going to find a switch that says "When no devices are connected, automatically turn off mobile hotspot." If you disable it, then the Windows 10 hotspot remains active until you manually turn it off.
Windows 10 will shut down your hotspot if it doesn't detect other devices connecting to it for a while. That's useful if the device on which you're running the hotspot is a laptop, for example, where battery life is important.
How to quickly enable a Windows 10 hotspot
Now that you have configured the "Mobile hotspot" to work as you want, you should also know that there are two other, much faster ways to turn it on or off. The first is to open the Action Center and click or tap on the "Mobile hotspot" button.
The second method is to open the network icon from the system tray and click or tap on the "Mobile hotspot" button.
However, neither of these two methods show the mobile hotspot settings, so you have to know beforehand what the network name and password is.
P.S. You can also create a mobile hotspot from other types of devices, such as your smartphone or tablet. For step-by-step instructions on how to do that, check these guides: How to turn your Android smartphone into a mobile WiFi hotspot, How to use your iPhone as a WiFi hotspot, and How to share internet from an Android smartphone to a PC via USB.
Why did you want to make a Windows 10 hotspot?
As you can see, it only takes a few clicks or taps to turn your Windows 10 computer, laptop, or tablet in a mobile hotspot and share your internet connection with other devices around. Let us know if everything worked well for you. Also, do you know of other ways to create a wireless network connection between Windows devices? If you do, do not hesitate to share your ideas with us, using the comments below.
