You can view the password for the iPhone hotspot by opening the Settings app and going to Personal Hotspot. The password is autogenerated by iOS but can be changed to anything you like. If you’re unable to connect to the iPhone’s personal hotspot, run through these basic checks and then try the solutions listed further below. To connect to the hotspot, you have to click the WiFi icon in the system tray on Windows 10, and your iPhone will show up, by its name, as an available connection. You must have mobile data enabled on your iPhone, and you must have 3G/4G enabled by your service provider. An iPhone allows users to connect to its hotspot via WiFi and/or a USB data cable. All you need to do is turn on a switch and the hotspot will be created.

Modern smartphones, iPhones and Android phones, both support hotspots that allow users to create a wireless or wired connection with a Windows 10 PC.Ī personal hotspot is a native feature on iOS. Working on a phone isn’t the same as working on a desktop though so if you want to use your service provider’s 3G or 4G network on a Windows 10 desktop, you’re going to have to use a hotspot. These networks and phones support 3G and 4G which are pretty fast and can, in a pinch, be used in place of a broadband connection. Smartphones can connect to the internet via the SIM cards that connect them to a service provider.