Ad hoc wireless networks, or computer-to-computer wireless networks, are useful for sharing Internet connections and other direct wireless networks without a router. Learn how to set up a Wi-Fi network to connect two or more computers with Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, and Windows Vista.

Windows 10 doesn't have a proper ad hoc networking feature. However, you can create something that looks and behaves like the ad hoc networking feature on previous versions of Windows.

Before you can set up an ad hoc network in Windows 10 and 8.1, you need Windows and client computers with wireless network adapters.

Go to the Windows desktop and type Command Prompt.