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‎08-05-2023 09:33 PM

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Product: HP EliteBook 840 G5 Notebook PC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11

My Wi-Fi started turning off when I plug in an Ethernet cable, I want to use the internet on my laptop as a mobile hotspot when connected to Ethernet another device for configuration.

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‎08-06-2023 07:05 AM

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Hi:

 

There should be a LAN/WLAN switching setting in the BIOS which is enabled by default.

 

When enabled, the Wi-Fi is automatically turned off when an ethernet cable is plugged in.

 

If you want to run Wi-Fi and ethernet at the same time, you need to disable that setting.

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