enable Win10 inbuild hotspot by cmd/batch/powershell

Question

as the title says I search for a way to enable/disable the Hotspot inbuild in Win10 via the command prompt/powershell/a batch file. In the GUI it can be easily done with the

Answer 1

Based on the PowerShell comment above,

Here are the WinRT code components for mix/match to accomplish the above tasks for WiFi Direct 2.0 HotSpot activities using C++ without dependencies on other tooling etc (they work on IoT Core, etc):

• Programmatically set the SSID and/or PassPhrase
• Programmatically query the current WiFi Direct 2.0 HotSpot status
• Programmatically turn on/off the WiFi Direct 2.0 HotSpot

#include <winrt/Windows.Networking.Connectivity.h>
#include <winrt/Windows.Networking.NetworkOperators.h>
namespace winrt { // /ZW embed in :<winrt> when `Windows` is ambiguously defined
  static void af_winrt_wifi_hotspot_test() {
    // start ms-settings:network-mobilehotspot
    init_apartment(); // apartment_type::multi_threaded
    auto connectionProfile { Windows::Networking::Connectivity::NetworkInformation::GetInternetConnectionProfile() };
    auto tetheringManager = Windows::Networking::NetworkOperators::NetworkOperatorTetheringManager::CreateFromConnectionProfile(connectionProfile);
    switch(tetheringManager.TetheringOperationalState()) {
      case Windows::Networking::NetworkOperators::TetheringOperationalState::Off: {
          auto ioAsync = tetheringManager.StartTetheringAsync();
          auto fResult = ioAsync.get();
        }
        break;
      case Windows::Networking::NetworkOperators::TetheringOperationalState::On: {
          auto ioAsync = tetheringManager.StopTetheringAsync();
          auto fResult = ioAsync.get();
        }
        break;
      case Windows::Networking::NetworkOperators::TetheringOperationalState::InTransition:
      default:
        break;
    }
    clear_factory_cache();
    uninit_apartment();
  }
}

Answer 2

I can confirm @smallscript's winRT solution works. Running the script will either open/close hotspot connection depends on the current status (enabled to disabled and vice versa).

To complete his answer I will point out two additional things in order to compile the code:

• You must have Windows SDK installed(I used version 10.0.18362.0) to have the winRT library.
• You need to link the RuntimeObject.lib library to your project, otherwise you'll get unresolved external symbols (Using VS, Add the name to: Project -> Properties -> Linker -> Input -> Additional Dependencies)

Answer 3

By Using CMD. It is too Simple to turn PC as Hotspot. But you PC must have Hosted network supported, to check it out try this command

    @echo off
REM    Copyright (C) 2013  
REM    user49828
REM
REM    Batch file for creating Wifi Hotspot
if _%1_==_payload_  goto :payload

:getadmin
    echo %~nx0: elevating self
    set vbs=%temp%\getadmin.vbs
    echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^)                >> "%vbs%"
    echo UAC.ShellExecute "%~s0", "payload %~sdp0 %*", "", "runas", 1 >> "%vbs%"
    "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
goto :eof

:payload
    echo %~nx0: running payload with parameters:
    echo %*
    echo ---------------------------------------------------
    cd /d %2
    shift
    shift
    rem put your code here
    rem e.g.: perl myscript.pl %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
    :start
@ECHO off
ECHO  Pleae select one of the options Programmed By Overflown.com  "user49828"
ECHO  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ECHO  1 Hotspot settings
ECHO  2 Start Hotspot
ECHO  3 Stop  Hotspot
ECHO  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SET /p option=Please enter one of the options:

if %option%==1  ( goto setup )      else set /a er=1
if %option%==2  ( goto start1 )      else set /a er=er+1
if %option%==3  ( goto stop )       else set /a er=er+1

:noOption
if %er% GEQ 3 ( 
Echo Error!
Echo Please enter a correct option
@pause
cls  
goto start
)

:setup
SET /p ssid=Please enter the Hotspot name:
SET /p key=Please enter the Hotspot password greater the 8 digits:
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=%ssid% key=%key% 
if %errorlevel%==0 (
ECHO Setup complete
)
@pause
cls  
goto start

:start1
netsh wlan start hostednetwork
@pause
cls  
goto start

:stop
netsh wlan stop hostednetwork
@pause
cls  
goto start
goto :eof

Answer 4

I think the only solution at the moment is to setup an autohotkey script to click the button on start up. Windows +A, Shift Tab, down arrow, etc... I need this for a headless PC to allow wifi remote desktop.

Answer 5

The Windows 10 mobile hotspot gets started by the Windows Mobile Hotspot Service (icssvc). Using Powershell:

Get the current state of the service:

get-service "icssvc"

Start the service:

start-service "icssvc"

Stop the service:

stop-service "icssvc"

If you want to configure the hotspot then thats another thing. You can Google "Configure Internet Connection Sharing with PowerShell" to get you started.

Answer 6

The Hosted Network (which can be configured using the netsh wlan set hostednetwork ... command) and the "new" Mobile Hotspot use different technologies under the hood.

There's a WinRT API to control and configure the "new" mobile hotspot you're referring to. You can call it from PowerShell:

The following code snippet requires Ben N.'s await function for IAsyncOperation and IAsyncAction in PowerShell, which can be found here.

$connectionProfile = [Windows.Networking.Connectivity.NetworkInformation,Windows.Networking.Connectivity,ContentType=WindowsRuntime]::GetInternetConnectionProfile()
$tetheringManager = [Windows.Networking.NetworkOperators.NetworkOperatorTetheringManager,Windows.Networking.NetworkOperators,ContentType=WindowsRuntime]::CreateFromConnectionProfile($connectionProfile)

# Be sure to include Ben N.'s await for IAsyncOperation:
# https://superuser.com/questions/1341997/using-a-uwp-api-namespace-in-powershell

# Check whether Mobile Hotspot is enabled
$tetheringManager.TetheringOperationalState

# Start Mobile Hotspot
Await ($tetheringManager.StartTetheringAsync()) ([Windows.Networking.NetworkOperators.NetworkOperatorTetheringOperationResult])

# Stop Mobile Hotspot
Await ($tetheringManager.StopTetheringAsync()) ([Windows.Networking.NetworkOperators.NetworkOperatorTetheringOperationResult])

The NetworkOperatorTetheringManager class also allows you to set the SSID and the passphrase of your hotspot programmatically.