Hosted Network

Hi @Froilan Olat ,

Thanks for reaching out!

After researching, here’s what you need to know about enabling a hotspot on your Acer A315:

• The legacy Hosted Network feature (enabled via netsh wlan set hostednetwork) is deprecated in Windows 10 and completely removed in Windows 11 for most modern Wi-Fi drivers.
• If you run netsh wlan show drivers and see Hosted network supported: No, that’s expected on current hardware/OS. It cannot be changed because newer WLAN drivers use the WDI model, which doesn’t support Hosted Network anymore.

Reference: https://dori-uw-1.kuma-moon.com/en-us/answers/questions/5552619/hosted-network-supported-says-no

Instead of Hosted Network, use Windows Mobile Hotspot, which uses Wi-Fi Direct and works on Acer A315 models:

Steps (Windows 10/11):

1. Go to Settings → Network & Internet → Mobile Hotspot.
2. Under Share my Internet connection from, choose your active connection (Ethernet or Wi-Fi).
3. Click Edit to set your network name and password.
4. Toggle Mobile Hotspot to On.
5. (Optional) Quickly enable/disable via Win + A → Mobile Hotspot button.

Reference: https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/15484-how-to-set-up-a-mobile-hotspot-in-windows-11

If Mobile Hotspot Option Is Missing

• Update your Wi-Fi adapter driver from Acer’s support site.
• Ensure WLAN AutoConfig service is running.
• If the adapter still doesn’t support it, you can use a USB Wi-Fi dongle that supports SoftAP or use third-party tools like Connectify.

Reference: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-hosted-network-virtual-adapter-missing-in-device-manager

I hope this answers your question!

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