How to Create Wireless Ad hoc / Access Point in Windows 8

In windows 8 creating ad hoc or access point is not available in the OS, but there is a paid app in Windows App store called Wi-Fi Hotspot Creator Assistant. But no need to purchase this app to create a new Wi-Fi hotspot, because the creating an Ad Hoc is still available inside the core of the Windows, but it’s not available in GUI.

Here are the steps to create an Ad Hoc network.

1. First open up the windows command prompt with administrator privileges. To do so search for “cmd” and right-click on it then select run as administrator from below options.



2. Then you have to check whether the network card supports ad hoc networks to do soo run this command >netsh wlan show driver, then look at line Hosted network support
   
   
   
   If your network car support ad hoc then proceed with next step.

   
   
3. Now enter following command line. Note: change the markup tags as your wish.
   
   
   netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=<enter_ name_for_network>key=<enter_passowrd_here>

• ssid- Name of the network
•  key- passcode

1. As the final step to start the connection enter this command netsh wlan start hostednetwork. Now you have done with creating ad hoc network
   If you having problem with starting the connection, just go to the Device manage and check whether the virtual wifi adapter is enabled under Network adapters.
   This wi-fi hotspot can be used to share the internet connection. 
   
   You can simply use this bat file to create a connection- Download here