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Mouse Keyboard Suddenly Stopped Working and Then Ad-Hoc Connection is Missing - [Rn] 7s^2 - Aug 14, 2016
So I was browsing HF and suddenly the mouse and the keyboard stopped functioning. The lights on my mouse and keyboard were normal but they were not working.
I restarted the computer and now my mouse, keyboard, and everything is working fine.
But I noticed that my ad-hoc connection which I created for accessing Wi-Fi on my phone is now missing when I click on Network icon from the tray on the right side of taskbar.
* - Polymath 1.0 - Aug 15, 2016
Rather than using Window's very vulnerable native Ad Hoc networking for your PC to phone/other devices hotspot sharing use the far more secure and flexible Connectify www.connectify.me (PAID) or any of the FREE equivalent alternatives here http://beebom.com/connectify-alternatives/ to perform the function. Rather than a problem consider your ad hoc hiccup a blessing that lead to a better system solution to MS's poor system 🙂
Take care
* - [Rn] 7s^2 - Aug 17, 2016
But even that will require the PCI 802.11 Wireless Express Card, right? That itself is missing from the Device Manager. Would it still work?