How can I share my phone's internet connection with my Windows 10 laptop?

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Simple question and I should know the answer but I don't know where to go on my laptop can someone help me out please?
 

jmshub

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First, you have to enable Mobile Sharing on your phone. If you're using a Windows Phone, swipe down from the top of the screen and enable Mobile Hotspot. If you've never used this feature before, take note of the network name and network password.

On your Windows 10 laptop, go into WiFi networks, this is down on the bottom right corner of your PC's screen, the system tray. Click on the WiFi network icon, and find the WiFi network with the network name of your phone. It will ask for a passphrase to log in, that will be the network password. Your laptop will bind to the phone's wifi network and you'll be tethered.

Please note that this may not work if your cellular provider does not permit it, or if they require you to upgrade to a different plan that includes tethering.
 

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First, you have to enable Mobile Sharing on your phone. If you're using a Windows Phone, swipe down from the top of the screen and enable Mobile Hotspot. If you've never used this feature before, take note of the network name and network password.

On your Windows 10 laptop, go into WiFi networks, this is down on the bottom right corner of your PC's screen, the system tray. Click on the WiFi network icon, and find the WiFi network with the network name of your phone. It will ask for a passphrase to log in, that will be the network password. Your laptop will bind to the phone's wifi network and you'll be tethered.

Please note that this may not work if your cellular provider does not permit it, or if they require you to upgrade to a different plan that includes tethering.

Exactly that. I use my phone to do this all the time.
 

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