Enable Virtual Wi-Fi Support In Windows 7 With Latest Intel Drivers
Virtual Wi-Fi effectively turns your PC or laptop into a software-based router in Windows 7. If you have a new laptop with an Intel Wi-Fi chipset then I have some good news. Version 13.0.0.107 adds the necessary driver-level support for the new native Virtual Wi-Fi technology in Window 7.
After downloading and installing the drivers (32-bit here, 64-bit here), assuming your Wi-Fi chipset supports the functionality, a new “Wireless Network Connection” with the adapter name “Microsoft Virtual Wi-Fi miniport” will automatically appear in your network connections.
You have to follow only three simple steps to set up Virtual Wi-Fi in Windows 7:
• Open an elevated command line with administrative privileges and type netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=test key=password replacing the name and password with your own preference.
• Start the adapter by netsh wlan start hostednetwork.
• Share an existing connection to it by going to the “Properties” of connection, selecting the “Sharing” tab and enabling ICS and choosing the corresponding Virtual Wi-Fi adapter.
It will save your switcheroo with the hotspot. It will save also your paying for multiple connections if you are travelling with somebody else.