Can't start hostednetwork

Question

When I try to run netsh wlan start hostednetwork, I get the following message:

C:\Windows\system32>netsh wlan start hostednetwork
The hosted network couldn't be started.
The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation.

I'm running this with admin privileges, so it's not the notorious

C:\Users\Kevin>netsh wlan start hostednetwork
You must run this command from a command prompt with administrator privilege.

How do I get the hosted network "in the correct state"?

Answer 1

I encountered this problem on my laptop. I found the solution for this problem.

1. Test this command in the command prompt "netsh wlan show driver".
2. See Hosted network supported.
3. If it is no,

Then do this

1. Go to device manager.
2. Click on view and press on "show hidden devices".
3. Go down to the list of devices and expand the node "Network Devices" .
4. Find an adapter with the name "Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter" and then right click on it.
5. Select Enable
6. This will enable the AdHoc created connection, it should appear in the network connections in Network and Sharing Center, if the AdHoc network connection is not appear then open elevated command prompt and apply this command "netsh wlan stop hostednetwork" without quotations.
7. After this, the connection should appear. Then try starting your connection. It should work fine.

Answer 2

Let alone enabling the network adapter under Device Manager may not help. The following helped me resolved the issue.

I tried Disabling and Enabling the Wifi Adapter (i.e. the actual Wifi device adapter not the virtual adapters) in Control Panel -> Network and Internet -> Network Connections altogether worked for me. The same can be done from the Device Manager too. This surely resets the adapter settings and for the Wifi Adapter and the Virtual Miniport adapters.

However, please make sure that the mode is set to allow as in the below example before you run the start command.

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=ssidOfUrChoice key=keyOfUrChoice

and after that run the command netsh wlan start hostednetwork.

Also once the usage is over with the Miniport adapter connection, it is a good practice to stop it using the following command.

netsh wlan stop hostednetwork

Hope it helps.

Answer 3

First check if your wlan card support hosted network and if no update the card driver. Follow this steps

1) open cmd with administrative rights
2) on the black screen type: netsh wlan show driver | findstr Hosted
3) See Hosted network supported, if No then update drivers

Answer 4

Some fixes I've used for this problem:

1. Check if the connection you want to share is shareable.

   a. Press Win-key + r and run ncpa.cpl

   b. Right click on the connection you want to share and go to properties

   c. Go to sharing tab and check if sharing is enabled

2. Run devmgmt.msc from the run console.

   a. Expand the network adapters list

   b. Right click -> properties on the adapter of the connection you want to share

   c. Go to power management tab and enable allow this computer to turn off this device to save power. Restart your laptop if you've made changes.

3. Check if airplane mode is disabled. You can enable airplane mode and then turn on the wi-fi, you can never know. Do disable airplane mode if it is on.

4. Use admin command prompt to run this command.

Answer 5

Often, I've found that the solution to this problem can be fixed by disabling and then enabling the Wifi hardware. I've made a script to do this automatically instead of doing it manually by going to the device manager. You can find it here

Answer 6

Symptoms
You install an application that uses Microsoft Virtual WiFi technology on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. However, the application does not work after the computer restarts. Additionally, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

The hosted network couldn't be started. The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation.

Cause
This issue occurs because the Virtual Wi-Fi filter driver does not create the Virtual Wi-Fi Adapter correctly when a PNP resource rebalance occurs during the startup process.

Notes
1.This issue may occur when a Plug and Play (PNP) resource rebalance occurs during the startup process. The PNP resource rebalance is usually triggered by a change to the hardware configuration.
2.If you open Device Manager when this issue occurs, you notice that the Virtual WiFi Adapter is not created.

If you can't restart your hostednetwork after rebooting the OS ,just Try this hotfix .It fixed my problem. Or try to figure it out by yourself according to the Symptoms and Cause mentioned at the start of my answer.