iPhone Hotspot not showing up on Windows PC

Hi There,


Trying to use my Iphone hotspot out and about and it will not show on my wifi settings on my laptop. Have tried running network adapters troubleshooter and switching airplane mode on and off again on both devices. I can connect to other iphone hotspots on the laptop and my hotspot shows for other laptops. Any advice?


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iPhone 14, iOS 16

Posted on Apr 27, 2023 7:54 AM

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Posted on Nov 9, 2023 8:41 AM

I connected using bluetooth. I turned it on on both devices and connected the laptop to the iphone. Then I went to 'bluetooth and devices' on my laptop and the devices were displayed on the screen. On the picture where the iPhone was shown, I clicked on the three dots and selected 'connect to a personal short-range network'. On the bottom right of the screen, where the Wi-Fi icon would normally be, a different image is now displayed, but the internet is working for me.


I'm from Croatia, so I hope I've translated the names into English well.

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