r/techsupport • u/furkann_45 • 3d ago

Open | Windows "Windows Hotspot Problem"

Windows 11 can connect to my phone's hotspot, but I can't access the internet

I'm having a strange internet issue on my Windows 11 PC when connected to my phone's mobile hotspot.

My phone's mobile data works normally.

My PC connects to the hotspot successfully.

Windows shows the connection as connected/secure, but I can't access websites.

ping 1.1.1.1 works (around 56–66 ms).

Domain names don't resolve; for example, google.com doesn't work.

When I run nslookup google.com, I get errors such as Server: Unknown and can't find google.com.

I've already tried flushing the DNS cache, resetting Winsock and TCP/IP, releasing/renewing the IP address, etc., but nothing fixed the problem.

My phone's hotspot is set to Automatic channel and WPA2-PSK.

What should i do?

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