Failed to configure iCS error when starting an access point through the TP-Link adapter utility

Hello. I have a TP-Link TL-WN723N USB adapter that I want to use on my laptop – Dell Latitude E7250, my OS is Windows 8.1 Enterprise. I installed the latest drivers for the USB adapter and TP-Link utility for this purpose, at first I opened the wrong one and created a profile in this utility which is not for internet distribution, only then I realized it.

Then after a bunch of attempts and errors in the utility, managed to establish a connection (gave access to the appeared local network TP-Link on the Ethernet connection ), everything worked, then decided to check with the Windows command line whether I can start distribution and so, for this purpose, disconnected all connections from Ethernet, left the utility and removed the adapter, Windows of course resisted the command netsh start.. and I realized that this will not work and entered the necessary command stop… and inserted back the USB adapter, began to configure the program, connections to the distribution as the first time, but since then without success. Throws out constant errors “Failed to configure ICS” since then what only did not try, local network in the connections did not appear, access to Ethernet opened, permissions to the program are all set, runs as admin, firewalls turned off, even deleted antivirus, cleaned the register and so on. Even downloaded third-party programs (MyFreewi-fi and others) they all give errors (do I need a USB adapter in the system for them to work?) I am ready to share with you the necessary screenshots, I do not understand what could go wrong, I could not break anything in the vindex so that it gives constant errors, and at first managed to do everything normally… waiting for your response….

PS – Happy New Year!

Answer

Hello.

Let me start with the fact that without a Wi-Fi adapter you can’t launch a virtual access point (Soft AP) and distribute Wi-Fi from your laptop. If I understood correctly, when you started the access point through the command line, the TP-Link TL-WN723N USB adapter was disabled. And since you have a laptop, it also has Wi-Fi (built-in module). You didn’t write anything about it. Is it disabled in Device Manager, or is it broken/absent? It’s just not quite clear why you also need a TP-Link TL-WN723N.

…To do this, I disconnected all connections from Ethernet, exited the utility and removed the adapter

What exactly, where and why did you disconnect? And why did you remove the adapter?

Windows, of course, resisted the netsh start command.

What error did it get?

I entered the proper stop command.

The netsh wlan stop hostednetwork command? Why, because you couldn’t start the distribution. Probably because the Wi-Fi adapter was disconnected.

The local network didn’t appear in the connections, I was able to access the Ethernet.

Again, I don’t understand how you could open shared access in the properties of the “Ethernet” connection, if the adapter responsible for the access point did not appear.

Do I need a USB adapter in my system for them to work?

Of course! Without it neither the standard TP-Link utility nor third-party programs can work. Just like you won’t be able to start distribution in the command line.

First of all, disable sharing in the “Ethernet” properties. It is also desirable to reset the network settings. After that, connect the Wi-Fi adapter and try to launch the access point through the command line (link to the instructions above). Disable antivirus (if it is installed now) and preferably Windows Firewall.

The very error “Failed to configure ICS, you can connect to SoftAP, but to share the internet service may be some problem” (do you have the full text of the error?) indicates problems with the settings of shared internet access. That is, the laptop is giving out wi-fi, but the network has no internet access.