How to Enable or Disable Mobile Hotspot in Windows 11

Option 1Use Local Group Policy Editor (🪟 Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education)

If you have Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education, you can use the Local Group Policy Editor to manage your mobile hotspot settings.

1. Press Win + R on your keyboard to open the Run box.
2. Type gpedit.msc and press Enter. This opens the Local Group Policy Editor.
3. In the left sidebar, go to:
   
   Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Network > Network Connections
   
4. In the right pane, find and double-click Prohibit use of Internet Connection Sharing on your DNS domain network.

To Enable Mobile Hotspot (Default Setting):

• Select Not Configured.
• Click OK.

To Disable Mobile Hotspot:

• Select Enabled.
• Click OK.

You can now close the Local Group Policy Editor.

Example screenshot:

Option 2Use Registry Editor (All Windows Versions)

If your Windows edition does not have the Local Group Policy Editor, or if you prefer, you can change the mobile hotspot settings by editing the Windows Registry.

Important: Editing the Registry can cause problems if done incorrectly. Please back up your Registry before making changes.

To Enable Mobile Hotspot (Default Setting)

reg delete "HKLMS\OFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Network Connections" /v NC_ShowSharedAccessUI /f

To Disable Mobile Hotspot

You can turn off the Windows 11 mobile hotspot feature using the Registry Editor by running a specific command.




Open Notepad.
Copy and paste the code for enabling or disabling above into Notepad.
Save the file with a .reg extension, for example, mobile_hotspot_enable.reg or mobile_hotspot_disable.reg.
Double-click the saved file and confirm any prompts to add the information to your Registry.
Restart your PC to apply the changes.

Summary

• You can turn on or off the mobile hotspot feature in Windows 11 using two main ways: the Local Group Policy Editor or the Registry Editor.
• The Local Group Policy Editor method works only on Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education.
• The Registry Editor method works on all Windows 11 editions.
• Make sure you're an administrator to make these changes.
• Always back up your Registry before making any changes to avoid problems.
• Sharing your internet is useful, but be careful if you use cellular data since it can use up your data plan quickly.

Windows 11 lets you control the mobile hotspot feature using either the Local Group Policy Editor or the Registry Editor, depending on your Windows version.