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Win 10 tablet loses cellular connection

Hi. I've got an HP Pro x2 tablet which has a Verizon SIM card installed. The tablet is running Win 10 x64 Enterprise and was connected to a domain, but for this work, it's been removed from that domain. It's now using the SIM card for connectivity.

I'm trying to use the cellular connection as a hotspot and have made the following modifications to the registry:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Network Connections]
"NC_PersonalFirewallConfig"=dword:00000001
"NC_ShowSharedAccessUI"=dword:00000001
"NC_AllowNetBridge_NLA"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"DisableBkGndGroupPolicy"=dword:00000001

I've got this batch file that creates a hosted connection (hotspot):

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Hotspot key=123456

netsh wlan start hostednetwork
netsh wlan show hostednetwork

pause

This batch file causes the "Cellular" network connection on the tablet to start coming in and going out, in an infinite loop. To correct this, I have to right click the "Cellular" connection in the "View Network Connections" and Disable/Enable it. Then it works fine.

What's causing the Verizon connection to become flaky after I add the above hosted connection? Why does a Disable/Enable fix it? Your help is appreciated. Thanks.

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Verizon_Support

VerizonIsTheBest, HP Pro X2 is one sweet and powerful tablet. I too would be confused by the sudden looping found through this connection. We truthfully do not have a way to properly troubleshoot this issue due to the tablet not having a built in program from us for mobile hotspot services.

The HP utilizes the VZW network for on the go service connectivity.

Not sure if there may be a conflict with the bridged network connection and a setting, especially since the connection stabilizes once you disable and enable that specific network connection.

You may want to reach out to Window's support team to receive further assistance with this, unless it is a driver issue. Additionally, other community member's/peers may jump in and offer support as well.

Please keep us and the community posted if you find a solution too.

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smith6612

Are you utilizing bridged networking or has Windows been configured for Translated Sharing (NAT)/Internet Connection Sharing on the Hosted Network? It's possible that if bridged networking being used, the Tablet is losing it's connection to Verizon since it is the device that must authenticate to the network and pull an IP. Trying to make another device pull an IP directly from Verizon will bounce the connection.

My guess is (and something I'll have to test) Windows falls back to NAT when you remove the bridged connection source, and that resolves the issue until the next time.

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