I am trying to find the right way to share my w10 pro desktop internet connection with my w10 pro tablet via a USB 3.0 port. The tablet-netbook is an ASUS Transformer Book.

I do not want to use ethernet-to-usb adapter or something similar nor a wifi hotspot. In addition, I would like to avoid using any kind of "special equipment". The question is whether its doable as it is on windows 10 and how to do it.

I couldnt find anything relevant on google, search results were mostly related with android connection tethering which is not what I want to achieve.

Thanks in advance.

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That article there seem to cover your need;

First page is google cached, but other pages seem to work.

A very easy way to connect two PCs is to use a USB-USB cable. By connecting two PCs with a cable like this, you can transfer files from one PC to another, and even build a small network and share your Internet connection with a second PC. In this tutorial, we will explain you how to connect two PCs using this type of cable.

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This doesn't seem to be possible without specialized emulation software that I can't find anywhere. Also unless both USB ports are 3.0 you'll have to get a special USB bridge cable anyways.

Microsoft never openly supported a feature like this and their Windows Mobile devices never supported reverse tethering either even though it was popular on Android phones (as you found). If your laptop has an internal wifi card you can create an ad hoc network, unless you don't have any wifi capability at all

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