Windows 10 mobile hotspot

Question

How can I reduce the maximum number of devices that are able to connect to my Windows 10 mobile hotspot??

Answer 1

Hi @maxhaGodofgame

The number of devices limit is 8 by default.

If you add a Dword value named WifiMaxPeers to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\icssvc\Settings

it will change the upper limit in Mobile Hotspot, e.g. I changed it to decimal 10, and the Mobile Hotspot control panel showed "Devices connected: 0 of 10".

I have tested this with 10 connected clients concurrently.

I strongly suggest making the change with Mobile Hotspot turned off and rebooting for the changes to take effect.

The maximum value of this key appears to be decimal 128. Larger values prevent Mobile Hotspot from starting.

I hope this answers your question.

Thanks.

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Answer 2

Hello,
LimitlessTechnology-2700

I'm not a technical person or developer. Can you tell me how to set the device limit to 3 from my PC? Please tell me step by step. Thank You!!

Answer 3

Hi there.
First press Win+R key on your keyboard, then type ''regedit'' and press enter. It will open windows registry editor.
Copy line below and paste it in the textbox then press enter:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\icssvc\Settings

Right click on an empty space in the right side and choose New/ DWORD (32bit) Value
Name the value ''WifiMaxPeers''
Double click on it and choose decimal, then put the value whatever you want to.
At last press ok and restart your pc.
Well done!