If your mobile hotspot is not connecting to your laptop, try these troubleshooting steps:
- Check Mobile Data:
- Ensure that mobile data is turned on and you have an active data plan on your mobile device.
- Ensure that mobile data is turned on and you have an active data plan on your mobile device.
- Restart Devices:
- Restart both your mobile device and your laptop.
- Restart both your mobile device and your laptop.
- Check Hotspot Settings:
- On your mobile device, go to Settings > Network & Internet > Hotspot & tethering.
- Ensure the mobile hotspot is turned on.
- Verify the hotspot name (SSID) and password.
- Forget and Reconnect:
- On your laptop, go to Wi-Fi settings.
- Find your mobile hotspot network, right-click, and select "Forget".
- Reconnect to the hotspot by entering the correct password.
- Update Drivers:
- Ensure your laptop's Wi-Fi drivers are up to date.
- Go to Device Manager > Network adapters > [Your Wi-Fi adapter], right-click, and select "Update driver".
- Check Network Settings:
- Ensure your laptop is not in Airplane mode.
- Disable any VPN or proxy settings that might interfere with the connection.
- Check Data Limits:
- Ensure you haven't reached your mobile data limit or hotspot data limit.
- Ensure you haven't reached your mobile data limit or hotspot data limit.
- Reset Network Settings:
- On your mobile device, go to Settings > System > Reset options > Reset Wi-Fi, mobile & Bluetooth.