160WiFi Is Changed to OSToto Hotspot as A Wi-Fi Hotspot Creator -- New Version Released

Los Angeles, Calif. August, 28th, 2015 — 160WiFi, as the top free Wi-Fi hotspot creator utility by Drive The Life Co., Ltd., has received great reviews from millions of users. For better understanding of more users and for the development with hot market trends, it has been changed into the new name OSToto Hotspot. Today this new version (4.1.9.2) is released with the new name as well as several big updates. Now all users can download this new upgrade version Wi-Fi hotspot creator from the official website.

OSToto Hotspot (originally named 160WiFi) is based on Windows computer with user-friendly design. It helps users to turn a laptop, notebook, or desktop into a Wi-Fi wireless access point so that internet connection sharing with other Wi-Fi enabled devices becomes extremely easy. You can also get your own customized version for personality by contacting with the company. This new version has several great upgrades.

New Updates on OSToto Hotspot

Besides the alteration of the name, some new updates are added to OSToto Hotspot.

• Set up free Wi-Fi hotspot much faster – in seconds
• 1 click to timing shutdown on computer without commands
• Remove the phone management function
• 2 Wi-Fi sharing modes available to insure high efficiency of Wi-Fi hotspot
• New , clear and simple UI
• Support the new Windows 10

Price and Availability

OSToto Hotspot is now available to all users for free. For more information, or to free download this latest version, please visit: http://www.drivethelife.com/free-wifi-hotspot-creator.html

About Drive The Life Co., Ltd.

Drive The Life Inc. is the leading computer software provider and is dedicated to developing powerful and user-loving software on managing Windows device drivers and Wi-Fi sharing. Over years of development, Drive The Life Inc. is now favored by majority of users and becomes quite popular all over the world.

Press Contact

Website: www.drivethelife.com
Contact email: support@drivethelfie.com

Bluetooth Devices Not Working after Installing Windows 10

After the Windows 10 upgrade by Microsoft, various issues happened on bluetooth devices. 

1. "I just bought some new bluetooth headphones and they are working great with the new  Windows 10 upgrade. But my phone is not able to send files through bluetooth OR WiFi. It shows that they are paired up and that was not problem, but there is no transfer taking place. It is quite annoying."

2. "Since I installed Windows 10 yesterday (upgrade from 8.1), my Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 (yes, yes, Microsoft!) is no longer detected.
I'm trying everything I can to get it working on my Samsung laptop but to no avail.
Microsoft don't even offer a single driver download for this mouse so I really don't know what to do."

3. "After 8.1 to 10 Windows update, bluetooth has issues on a Pavillion x2.
No bluetooth icon.
Device manager says device fine.
Update driver icon for bluetooth device dimmed could not select.
Uninstalled device, still no work.
Digging into device manager for the Mediatec bluetooth adapter, I found ERR 441 kernel PnP."

How to Resolve Bluetooth Issues on Windows 10?

For bluetooth mouse, try the fix below:

• Remove the mouse from Settings > Devices > Bluetooth > Manage Bluetooth Devices

• Uninstall the Generic Microsoft Bluetooth device: Device Manager > Bluetooth. Click "Scan for hardware changes", then Windows will automatically identify the bluetooth adapter and install a correct device driver

• Press pairing button on mouse

• Go back to Settings > Devices > Bluetooth> Manage bluetooth devices and see if your mouse is listed as "ready to pair".

For bluetooth driver issues, try the fix below:

1. Completely uninstall the old bluetooth driver

• Start > Input Device Manager > Press enter to open the Device Manager

• Scroll down the devices list and find your Bluetooth device

• Spread it and double click to open the Properties window

• Click Driver tab > Uninstall

Note that sometimes there will be leftovers and broken registry files in the uninstallation from Device Manager. In this case, it is important to use automatic driver uninstaller to completely uninstall drivers.

2. After the driver uninstallation, reinstall the new driver for bluetooth device

To reinstall the driver, you can restart computer and let Windows search for and download, install driver.

However, I would recommend third party automatic driver install tool which will identify the missing driver and install correct and best-matched driver with one click.
Read more about uninstall and reinstall drivers for Windows here.

If the methods outlined above still can't solve your problem, try installing the package from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48231. After that, restart your computer.

Audio is Not Working after Windows 10 Update - How to Fix

After Windows 10 update, there are similar audio problems on various brand computers.

On HP Computer:

"I recently upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 but now the audio isn't working. I've tried troubleshooting but the system can't find a problem. I also tried to reinstall the audio drivers but can't find any available through HP."

On Lenovo Computer:

"After my upgrade to Windows 10 on my Lenovo G780, it seems like my audio isn't functioning anymore. I tried to plug in my headset as well to check if I had audio coming through that, but it does not appear in the Playback Devices window when plugged.

The laptop comes with Conexant SmartAudio HD and also lists High Definition Audio Device under Device Manager.

Could anyone help me out and let me know if there's some problems I am overseeing. Any help would be appreciated. Thank You."

On Asus Computer:

"I upgraded from 8.2 to Windows 10. Audio not working now. I have an Asus G55VW laptop. Anyone have a solution?

And more...

How to Fix Audio/Sound Problem after Windows 10 Upgrade?

As to the audio issues, I have listed several fixes below. Try them out.

Fix 1: Adjust Bit-rate of Your Playback Device

• Right click on Sound icon to open Playback devices

• Choose your current playback device

• Navigate to Properties and click on Advanced

• Choose lower or higher bit-rate (use 24bit/44100 Hz or 24bit/192000Hz - it depends on the device).

Fix 2: Shut Download Computer Completely and Then Reboot

Shutting down computer completely, which is quite different from shutting it down in the hybrid shut down mode.

• Right click Start > Properties > Start menu > Scroll to Shut down or sign out and select Shut down from the list.

• After it completely shut down, reboot it again. Note that this boot-up may take a little longer than usual.

• Now check if everything is in order.

Fix 3: Uninstall and Reinstall Audio Driver

If you get a driver error with you also and are told to re-install the driver or reboot, then the problem may be resulted from incorrect driver. You can uninstall the old driver and install a proper driver for it. To do this , I will introduce a super easy tool DriveTheLife, a free driver finder and downloader program.

Learn more about removing and reinstalling drivers from Windows computer.

If it failed, try going to manufacture's website to download and install the latest drivers. However, be sure to uninstall drivers before installing new driver or there
may be conflicts because of the old driver's leftover or broken registry files.

Fix 4: Uncheck Enable Audio Enhancements

If you are using a Relteak audio, then follow this:

• Right click on audio icon from taskbar

• Click your current playback device 

• Select Speakers/HP > Properties > Advanced 

• Uncheck "Enable audio enhancements" option

• Click Apply and then OK.

Fix Nvidia Driver Issues after Windows 10 Upgrade

After the Windows 10 upgrade, users are facing various glitches including display crashes, WiFi cannot connect, bluetooth issues, audio not working. And the most reported issue is the GPU driver is not working. Thus, we will discuss how to fix this problem in this article.

How to Fix Display Driver Issue after Windows 10 Update?

The most basic and simple fix is to restart the system and see if it helps. However, in the Windows 10 update, this is not always working. So let's try other solutions.

Solution 1: Install the WHQL Driver Launched by NVIDIA

After the flowing reports from users that NVIDIA driver can't work on Windows 10, Nvidia released new driver 353.62 quickly to fix this issue. To install the up to date 353.62 driver, please follow the steps below:

1. Download Nvidia 353.62 driver from http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/87783, it is labeled with WHQL and the release date is July 29th, 2015. 
2. It has a size of 278.91MB so you may need to wait a while until the download is done.
3. Install: When the driver download is complete, right click the installer and "Run as administrator".  Since the driver installation may fail without proper privileges, running as administrator is quite crucial.
4. Done and Restart Computer: Follow the onscreen guide to complete the driver installation and after it is done, restart computer to ensure the driver installation is taking effect normally.

Solution 2: Automatically Install Display Driver

In this weird case, automatic driver fix tool is important because it will completely remove the old and incompatible drivers and install the right ones automatically. From Device Manager, it might not completely uninstall the drivers manually so the problem may not be fixed.

Now let's try the free driver fix tool out: DriveTheLife, a free and easy-to-use, simple-interface program designed to help scan and find driver issues and complete the repair/update with one click.

Hope you can get through the Windows 10 update and fix problems. 

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3 Ways to Update Driver and Resolve Computer Hardware Issues 
Fix Network Adapter Drivers

Windows 10 Driver Compatibility Issues - How to Resolve

Windows 10 is released and the big day is made, uh? Have you already installed Windows 10? Are you fed up with driver compatibility issues after the upgrade?

Mandatory Automatic Updates on Windows 10 - Benefits and Drawbacks

Have you ever read the EULA when installing Windows 10? The new rule is much different than before and the biggest concern is "automatic updates without any additional notice" which basically indicates mandatory automatic Windows updates regardless if you want them or not.

It can't be denied that there are many benefits of getting Windows updates because you can always keep your computer up to date and benefit from the new features. However, there are inevitable side effects like many users reported:

"Automatic download, especially for drivers is a bad idea. They should be optional. A bad graphics driver can screw your whole week!"

"Please, stop with automatic GPU drivers download in the Windows Update."

Except the driver issues, users are also reporting problems on bluetooth and WiFi connectivity.

"Does anyone know if Bluetooth is working properly...? Only reason I uninstalled Windows 10 Preview was because Bluetooth speaker connection was hit and miss. It works flawlessly on 7"

"Network adapter for WiFi need to be reset on every boot."

There are more reports about the same issues and other such as problems with Intel and AMD, audio, mouse and touchpad drivers. 

How to Resolve Driver Issues after Upgrading to Windows 10?

It is never an easy task to solve driver problems especially you are not familiar with computer working and connecting principle. Generally, there are 3 ways to fix driver issues. If you are not good at solving problems by your own, maybe I would introduce you an automatic driver repair tool DriveTheLife, a free and professional driver updater, finder and manager.

It will automatically scan your drivers and identify the ones in problem, missing, outdated, corrupted and then install the right ones with one click. Try it out to see if the driver problem is cleared up.

No Internet after System Win 10 Update?

If your case is that there is no internet connection after the Windows 10 update, you may need to install a special tool called DriveTheLife for Network Card which will download and install the best-matched network driver without internet connection.

Extended Tip

Share Your Computer Internet with Other Devices without Wireless Router

How to Repair Driver Issues for Windows Hardware Devices

Introduction

If you have any problems with your computer hardware, there is a possibility that the problem is resulted from driver issues since drivers are a type of software that acts as the middleman between your operating system and specific hardware components, such as a printer and monitor. If the driver is down, then the middleman is sick and can't convey the information correctly. That is why your hardware components don't respond.

This article demonstrated several methods that deserve a try to repair driver issues and make hardware working again.

Method 1: Restore Your Computer to a Point before Problems Began

Suppose that you do create a restore point before the problem showed up, you can restore your system to this point.

Start >All Programs >Accessories >System Tools >System Restore
Then follow the on-screen prompts to do the rest.

Note that this will restore all other settings and data in Disk C to the point where you created the restore point. So be careful if you have very important data that can't be erased in C.

Method 2: Uninstall Corrupted/Problematic Driver and Reinstall It

Another common way to fix driver problems is to uninstall and reinstall drivers.

1. Go to Device Manager and pull down the specific device driver.
2. Double click it to open the Properties window.
3. Click Driver tab and choose Uninstall.
4. Reboot after the uninstallation.

Windows will search for the missing driver and try its best to reinstall whatever driver it can. However, sometimes the automatic search and reinstall will fail due to various reasons. In this case, you may download and install specific driver from manufacture's website or use driver download and install tool to automatically do this.

Method 3: Restore Drivers from Backup If You Just Right Made the Backup Before

It is always a good habit to make a backup, either for data, programs or settings, configurations because you never know when accidents will happen and you need the old data/programs.

Windows does not provide us with a built-in option to backup and restore drivers so you need a 3rd party tool to complete this. Try 100% free and easy-to-use tool DriveTheLife.

1. Download, install and launch DriveTheLife.
2. It will start an automatic scan of all drivers without advanced configuration.
3. If you need to backup or fix drivers, just go ahead. All the features of this program is free.
4. Now let's skip all that to backup and restore driver. Go to Manage board and you will see three options: Backup, Restore and Uninstall.

If you have made backup before, just click Restore tab and it will display in the available list to restore.
5. Restart computer and done! 

That's all for what I will demonstrate in this article to fix driver related problems. Updating drivers and rolling backup driver are also methods but they are similar to uninstall/reinstall drivers and restore to restore point so I won't write it here.

Tutorial: Share Internet Connection from Windows Computer to Mobile Devices/Other PC

This is a simple and handy tutorial about how to share your internet from Windows computer with iPhone, Samsung phone, HTC phone, Huawei phone and any other smartphones, iPad and other tablets, laptops and any other wireless devices.

Imagine you're in the office and you need to download an application from App Store urgently, but the 3G/4G network is running out. And of course, you have no key to the WiFi network box. And no other available WiFi connection.

How can you download this needed application via WiFi, not via your iPhone cellular data? Hack the WiFi password? No, you don't need to do so if you can create a WiFi hotspot on your PC and share your own computer's internet with your iPhone.

What You Need to Share the Internet from Windows to Mobile:

• PC/Laptop with Windows XP and the later (Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10)

• An available internet connection (Ethernet)

• A working wireless card on your desktop/laptop

• Free and little program called 160WiFi

Steps to Create the Personal WiFi Hotspot and Get WiFi Connection:

1. Download and install program 160WiFi.
2. Launch it after installation, then it will start a WiFi hotspot automatically by default.
3. You can modify the WiFi name (SSID) and password to make a personal WiFi hotspot.
4. Search on your phone/tablet or other WiFi devices for the WiFi you just set up and join in with the specified passcode.

Well, it is just that simple and easy-to-get. Enjoy the free, unlimited and personal WiFi yourself.