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This tutorial will show you how to share your VPN connection from your Windows 10 device. This will allow your other devices to use the VPN connection shared from your Windows device.

Before you begin, make sure to set up the ExpressVPN app on your Windows device. Do not connect to the app when setting up the virtual router or mobile hotspot.

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Windows 10: Set up your mobile hotspot
Connect to the ExpressVPN app
Connect devices to the VPN connection
Disable the VPN connection

Windows 10: Set up your mobile hotspot

On your Windows device, click Window's Start button.. Click Settings > Network & Internet.

Click Mobile hotspot. Toggle Mobile hotspot on.

Toggle your "Mobile hotspot" on.

Under Share my Internet connection from, select Wi-Fi.

Select "Wi-Fi."

Click Edit.

Click "Edit."

Enter the following details:

  • Network name: Enter a name for the mobile hotspot you will share.
  • Network password: Enter a password to allow devices to join the mobile hotspot.

Click Save.
Click "Save."

Under Related settings, click Change adapter options.

Click "Change adapter options."

In the Network Connections window, you will see a network called Local Area Connection*. This is the new mobile hotspot you just created.

You will see a network called “Local Area Connection.”

Find a network with the description ExpressVPN Wintun Driver. Right-click it and select Properties.

Click “Properties.”

At the top, click the Sharing tab.

Click “Sharing.”

Check the box for Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection.

Check the box for “Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection.”

Under Home networking connection, select the name of the mobile hotspot (Local Area Connection*) you just created. Click OK.

Click “OK.”

Proceed to connect to the ExpressVPN app.

Need help? Contact the ExpressVPN Support Team for immediate assistance.

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Connect to the ExpressVPN app

  1. On your Windows device, open the ExpressVPN app.
  2. Connect to a VPN server location of your choice.

Proceed to connect your devices to the VPN connection.

Need help? Contact the ExpressVPN Support Team for immediate assistance.

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Connect devices to the VPN connection

  1. On a separate device, go to your Wi-Fi settings.
  2. Find the name of the network you created earlier.

To verify you are connected, you can use ExpressVPN’s IP Address Checker to check your IP address and location. They should match the IP address and location shown on the ExpressVPN app.

Need help? Contact the ExpressVPN Support Team for immediate assistance.

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Disable the VPN connection

  1. On your Windows device, click Window's Start button..
  2. Click Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile hotspot.
  3. Toggle Mobile hotspot off.

Need help? Contact the ExpressVPN Support Team for immediate assistance.

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