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Solved: Windows 11 Hotspot Keeps Turning Off
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Published onSeptember 10, 2024
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If your Windows 11 hotspot keeps turning off, it can disrupt your workflow. For users who can’t access Wi-Fi or have older hardware that can’t connect to wireless networks, creating a hotspot using your phone comes in handy.
Ideally, hotspots should work with no issues but if the connection keeps dropping randomly, there’s probably an issue with your network configuration settings, device firmware updates or outdated network drivers.
How do I stop mobile hotspot from turning off in Windows 11?
1. Run connection troubleshooters
1.1 Run the Network adapter troubleshooter
1.2 Run the Internet Connections troubleshooter
2. Restart critical services
3. Adjust power saving settings
3.1 Hotspot settings
Power saving settings are meant to conserve your battery so that you can use the device for longer. However, if you let the device idle for too long, the Wi-Fi hotspot may keep turning off. Switching this feature off solves the intermittent connection problems.
While you’re still on power saving modes, you might also want to adjust your device’s power management settings. If you’ve configured your Windows 11 PC to go on sleep mode or hibernation after some time, you might need to readjust these settings.
3.2 Device settings
4. Disable your antivirus temporarily
Someantiviruses can block connectionsbecause it has singled out the hotspot connection as a false positive. If so, you may have to adjust your firewall exceptions so that your hotspot is whitelisted.
5. Change the DNS settings
It is possible that your current DNS servers are unreliable hence causing the frequent drop in connections. Switching to a faster and stable server could help maintain a consistent connection.
6. Update your network drivers
7. Reconfigure your hotspot security settings
8. Reset your network
Hotspots are trickly so you need to set them right the first time to avoid such issues. And if you’re havingissues setting up your hotspot, we have the article to ease your frustrations. Just remember that if yourhotspot stops working, you can always reset it to default settings.
At times, it may be a unique issue where yourlaptop is not connecting to the hotspotbut other devices have no issue so also test out with other devices.
That brings us to the end of this article but if you have any solutions you think are worth mentioning, drop us a line below.
More about the topics:WiFi Hotspot,Windows 11
Claire Moraa
Windows Software Expert
Claire has a knack for solving problems and improving the quality of life for those around her. She’s driven by rationality, curiosity, and simplicity, and always eager to learn more about Microsoft’s products. With a background in teaching and reviewing, she breaks down complex topics into easily understandable articles, focusing mostly on Windows 11, errors, and software.
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Claire Moraa
Windows Software Expert
With a background in teaching and reviewing, she breaks down complex topics into easily understandable articles, focusing mostly on Windows 11 errors.
