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The HDMI-over-WiFi wireless display protocol.

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Screen mirroring Android to Windows 10: How to enable keyboard/mouse as input devices?

I'm using Android's Miracast system to project my Android screen to my Windows 10 computer. This is working fine (though I notice I have to reboot my computer sometimes to get it to show up as an available device to the phone). However, once I…
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Miracast no longer working on Windows 10 laptop

I have a Dell Inspiron 17 5748 running Windows 10 1709 (Fall Creators Update). A good year ago I was able to wirelessly duplicate my laptop's screen to a Samsung UE40J6200 TV. I remember having to install an Intel wireless card and the need to…
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How to use miracast as an extended desktop on Linux?

I have a webos tv that support both Intel Wireless Display and miracast. I want the tv screen to extend my desktop monitor like with xinerama : that is, I don’t want the tv to mirror the image of my desktop monitor (the main reason is the tv has a…
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How to troubleshoot miracast on windows 10 laptop?

A Windows update a couple of weeks ago broke miracast on my laptop (Dell XPS13 9350 / i7-6560U / Iris 540). It broke on v1703, and the v1709 update did not fix it. My machine automatically installs all updates from Microsoft. I depend on miracast,…
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Can I use Microsoft Wireless Adapter with multiple monitors?

I want my Desktop to be tucked away under my desk and would like to use 2 Monitors wirelessly with my Desktop. Is Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter product capable of allowing my 64-bit Windows 10 PC to use Extended Desktop on 2 Monitors? If not…
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Use Miracast (or other wireless display tech) to extend screens to Multiple Wireless Displays

Is it possible to use a Surface Pro 3 (or other tablet/laptop/netbook/desktop) and two Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter (or other similar devices) to extend a Windows 8.1 desktop (or other OS) so it uses all 3 screens (not just mirrored)? In any…
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Reconnect bar remains on screen after using wireless display

Every time I disconnect my laptop from a wireless projector, a "Reconnect" bar appears on top of my screen: It seems to be pinned and won't go away on its own, and the unpin button is grayed out so I can't hide it. How can I get rid of it?
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Asus Zenbook/Samsung MU6103 Miracast keeps on disconnecting after 10 minutes

I have a: Asus Zenbook UX430UNR laptop with latest Windows 10 Pro Version 1909 Samsung UA55MU6103WXXY 4K Smart TV with latest firmware 1280.5 When I connect the Asus laptop to the Samsung Smart TV after 10 minutes it disconnects and it's hard to…
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How to connect Anycast M2 Plus RK2928 using Intel WiDi to Windows 7 laptop

I bought Anycast M2 Plus RK2928 for 2nd external monitor for my Dell Inspiron 17R. I have newest graphic drivers installed (manual way, Windows 7 blocks original Intel's drivers, so I had to update the driver thorough Device Manager). I have…
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Is the Miracast protocol a practical equivalent of an HDMI signal?

Miracast has been described as "HDMI over WiFi"†, and as such I've recommended it to a couple of people asking about HTPC setups when unable to run wire. After giving it more thought, I'm wondering a couple of things: Is this a really lossless…
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Connecting Windows PC to Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter (Miracast)

I connected a Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter (Miracast receiver) to my TV sitting right next to the PC. It works flawlessly from my Android phone, but I'm unable to connect to it from my custom built Windows 8.1 PC (specs below). When I click…
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Miracast over Ethernet / Indirect Wifi?

I'm not sure if this is the right place for the question, but I looked at all the sites of stackexchange and found this one to fit best. I'm looking for the best way to allow a lot of devices to use a single tv and speaker system, without connecting…
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Wireless screen sharing options (DLNA, WiDi, Miracast, etc) to extend Windows 8 screen

Ideally I would want to turn a Windows 8 tablet into an extension of the screen of another Windows 8 machine, without cables. In a perfect world the screen on the tablet would forward touch events to the other machine. How much of this is…
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Can't cast from Windows 11 - device is visible, but says "couldn't connect" and "your device doesn't support Miracast" (it does)

On a new Lenovo Legion 16IRX8 running Windows 11 23H2, with up-to-date drivers for BIOS, Intel Graphics, and wireless adapter, I cannot cast media to my TV. Opening the Cast menu (Win+K) shows the tv as a wireless display, but clicking on it…
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Wireless display in Windows - how to use the actual mouse cursor

When connecting to a Samsung TV using Windows "Connect to a wireless display" (when you hit WinKey+P), the mouse cursor is rendered independently by the TV and is always an arrow rather than using the one that is currently being used by the…
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