Turn on Windows Mobile hotspot remotely via Bluetooth

The following measures should help to keep the hotspot on:

Ensure that the computer will not enter Sleep/Hibernate
In Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile Hotspot, toggle off "When no devices are connected, automatically turn off mobile hotspot".
Disable Wifi adapter power management options in Device Manager, expand Network devices, right-click the Wifi adapter, Properties, Power Management tab, uncheck "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power", click OK
For the Mobile Hotspot not to turn off itself:
- In the Services applet, stop the "Mobile Hotspot Service" (icssvc)
- In regedit, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\icssvc\Settings
- Create a DWORD Key named PeerlessTimeoutEnabled with the value of 0
- Restart the Mobile Hotspot Service (icssvc)
Alternatively, execute the following PowerShell command with admin privileges:
```
powershell -windowstyle hidden -command "Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/s,/c,net stop "icssvc" & REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\icssvc\Settings" /V PeerlessTimeoutEnabled /T REG_DWORD /D 0 /F & net start "icssvc"' -Verb runAs"
```

If all else fails, this answer contains a PowerShell script to turn on the Mobile Hotspot if not enabled. You may save it as a .ps1 file and add it to the Task Scheduler so it runs every minute or so.
Alternatively, you can use this solution instead, which is a small app that resides in the taskbar tray area.

harrymc

Posted 2020-01-17T10:50:12.887

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The first four steps are those I have already found on the internet and tried, so I guess the script is the only way to keep it on, I will give it a try and report back. – Qwerty – 2020-02-21T11:52:41.063

Anyway, do you have any idea how the "turn on remotely" feature works? – Qwerty – 2020-02-21T11:58:22.807

It uses the NetworkOperatorTetheringManager class which controls and configures the mobile hotspot.

– harrymc – 2020-02-21T12:05:26.313

Have you tried it? – harrymc – 2020-02-23T18:51:32.563

Oh yes, but I need to see at monday, when I get back to the computer with the hotspot on. – Qwerty – 2020-02-23T19:57:42.843

So, what I have used ultimately is an answer I found in the link you provided, it does the same thing the script does but is a dedicated app which resides in the taskbar tray area. https://superuser.com/a/1468845/99602

– Qwerty – 2020-02-24T09:16:57.120

So to be clear your ultimate goal is to keep the hotspot running? Does it matter if the connection were to disconnect for approx a minute before it comes back on? I think a powershell script to run every minute to check if the hotspot is on/off, if off to turn the hotspot on again? Would that suffice what you need? – CraftyB – 2020-02-19T12:48:45.037

@CraftyB Running a PS script every minute would be a valid workaround, nice one. Though, what do you mean by the connections being disconnected for a minute? – Qwerty – 2020-02-20T10:12:46.337

After looking @harrymc 's answer the last section of his answer that points to another answer is using the same libraries that I would have used and therefore would have duplicated content so please use that script. With regards to the connection dropping for upto a minute, if the schedule runs bang on the minute and the hotspot drops at 1 second passed the minute then the connection will be down for 59 seconds until the script is executed again. – CraftyB – 2020-02-20T13:11:26.777

Turn on Windows Mobile hotspot remotely via Bluetooth

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