I have recently purchased an iPad mini 3 after being told that it would be fine to use as a hotspot for my windows vista laptop pc. I have followed all the instructions, but cannot get it to work. When I go into the network and sharing center on the pc and click manage wireless networks, the iPad is there, but I cannot connect to it. For Google Pixel phones or stock Android smartphones, enable the WiFi hotspot feature by going to Settings Network & Internet and then tap Hotspot & Tethering WiFi Hotspot. Toggle the switch to turn on the WiFi hotspot, and connect your computer as you would any other WiFi router, to go online. Click Start, Control Panel, Network and Sharing Center. Further reading: The best Android phones.
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Connectify Hotspot Windows Vista
Original product version: Windows Vista
Original KB number: 928429
Note
Support for Windows Vista without any service packs installed ended on April 13, 2010. To continue receiving security updates for Windows, make sure you're running Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2). For more information, see this Microsoft web page: Support is ending for some versions of Windows
Introduction
This article describes how to connect to a wireless network in Windows Vista.
More information
The software that you were using together with Windows XP to connect to wireless networks is incompatible with Windows Vista. Alternatively, you can use Windows Vista to configure the wireless networks.
To connect to a wireless network in Windows Vista, follow these steps:
Hotspot Windows Vista
Click Start, and then click Connect to.
Click the wireless network to which you want to connect, and then click Connect.
Note
During the connection process, you may be prompted for a Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) key. If you do not have this key, contact the administrator of the wireless network for help.
Hotspot Shield For Windows Vista 32 Bit
Wifi Hotspot Windows Vista
For more information about how to connect to wireless networks by using Windows Vista, visit the following Microsoft Web site: https://technet.microsoft.com/library/bb878035.aspx
For Wireless Wide Area Networks (2.5G/3G), the communication software is provided by the wireless carriers. Contact the IT manager of the company or call the wireless carrier that is providing the service for Windows Vista-compatible software.