USB tether greyed out

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Hello …
I am trying to USB tether my Redmi 4X (/e/OS: 0.18-20210815130098) to my Lenovo T450 laptop, but the “USB tether” switch is greyed out in Settings | Network & Internet | Hotspot & Tethering. Bluetooth tethering is activated, but I would prefer to “hardwire” connect to my laptop.
Any suggestions appreciated.

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Hello,
Assuming that your phone is connected with USB to your laptop, did you try to change USB mode on the phone ?

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I’ve had USB tether greyed out on USB cables that are old and worm out and on cables that don’t transfer data (they are just for charging). Testing with a USB cable that is known to work for transferring data - or buying a new cable might resolve the issue you are having.

Have you successfully tethered on the lenovo before?

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Same issue on my fairphone 5 with a brand new usb-c cable to a lenovo laptop. This worked flawlessly on a older device with e and usb-a.