If someone finds an answer either way, I'd love to know since this is her only internet connection when she's not visiting us. We can get the computer to connect via the WiFi hotspot, but my mother-in-law is not technologically literate, and even I can't get Apple's WiFi hotspot to work/connect consistently on any device without being cajoled. It is entirely possible it's Microsoft's fault, but we have no way to test, since all phones in our possession are at 9.3.2. In your computer’s Network preferences, choose iPhone, then configure the network settings. If you see an alert that says Trust this Computer, tap Trust. Do one of the following: Use USB: Connect iPhone and your computer with a cable.
How to connect to iphone hotspot via usb how to#
Watch this brief video where we have demonstrated on how to tether your internet with your PC-. You can use a USB cable, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth to connect a Mac or PC to your Personal Hotspot. There were Windows updates that applied to her laptop while she was here and connected to our network. Struggling to share your iPhone/iPads internet with your PC. When she got home, she tried getting on the internet with her Lenovo ideaPad 500, running Windows 10, and, even though the computer detects the phone when it's plugged in (you get the audible connection alerts and the phone will show up as a device in the system settings) iTunes doesn't see the phone and no network connection gets established.
When she was visiting 2 weeks ago, we updated to iOS 9.3.2.
The wifi connection to the iPhone is showing in the list of possible wi fi connections on the laptop as secure, but when I try to connect to it it says it is unable to connect. I see through iTunes that the phone is recognised. We are also having this issue with my mother-in-law's iPhone 6 and Windows 10. I have connected my iPhone 8 to my Pavilion laptop using USB cable.