Connect your Windows 10 device to Wi-Fi, then connect your adapter to Wi-Fi with the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter app. For info on getting the app, go to Use the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter. Check if your second display can support 3840x2160 resolution or higher. May 04, 2015 I use the Microsoft's WDA in my office with great results with my Surface Pro and my Windows Phones, so it's a working (albeit pricey) piece of kit. The specific requirements for Miracast are a display adapter that supports WDDM 1.3 and a wireless adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct on the sending device-your PC in this case. The Windows 10 Wireless Projection User Interface. First and foremost, Windows provides a native connection experience that allows a user to connect to a wireless receiver. A connection to a wireless receiver can be made in several ways: Through the Action Center. In the Action Center (Figure 1), click the Connect Quick Action. If all you want is to turn your TV or other display into something you can connect to wirelessly for quickly showing off photos or videos, Microsoft’s Wireless Display Adapter is a good buy. Jun 02, 2019 My Inspiron 13-7353 and 15-7579 laptops both connected successfully to my Microsoft Wireless Display Adapters until the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update - version 1709 - replaced version 1703. Then, suddenly, they both refused to connect. Lots of mysterious symptoms. I tried all 9 of the solutions.
-->Windows 10 provides a seamless wireless projection experience. As youare building your part of the wireless projection solution it isimportant to understand what that functionality includes.
The Windows 10 Wireless Projection User Interface
First and foremost, Windows provides a native connection experience thatallows a user to connect to a wireless receiver. A connection to awireless receiver can be made in several ways:
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Through the Action Center. In the Action Center (Figure 1),click the Connect Quick Action.
Using a hotkey. Select the Windowslogo key+K(Figure 2).
With the Device Picker UI. Windows Apps that support castingcontain a device picker UI, such as the Cast to device featurein the Windows Movie & TV App (Figure 3) or the Edge browser.
| Figure 1: Connect Quick Action | Figure 2: Connect UI | Figure 3: Device Picker UI |
Windows 10 supports and manages two different methods for creating awireless projection stream. Both methods are handled behind thescenes by Windows and leverage the exact same UI shown above.
Wireless Projection using Miracast
Support for Miracast has been present since the first Windows 10version, and since that time Windows investments in Miracast as aprojection experience have only increased.
Wireless Projection over Miracast offers several benefits:
A simple connection experience that allows a user to find andconnect to Miracast receivers.
Implementation of the Miracast standard to ensure interoperabilitywith hundreds of millions of Miracast devices.
A native RTSP stack fine-tuned to work for Miracast, requiring noadditional software is required outside the Windows 10 OS.
Support for UIBC (User Input Back Channel), which allows inputs fromthe Miracast receiver (touch, stylus, mouse, keyboard and gamepad)to control the Miracast sender, if---and only if---the userexplicitly allows this.
High quality interoperability with industry leading MicrosoftMiracast receivers (Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter) as well asleading 3rd party Miracast receivers.
Support for the projection of Protected Content (if HDCP keys arepresent).
Support for the use of a PIN based pairing when connecting to aMiracast receiver.
Persistent profiles, remembering if you have connected to aspecific Miracast receiver in the past. The ability to remember aprofile for reconnecting to a Miracast receiver reduces the timeit takes to connect on subsequent connections.
Support for Miracast extensions that enable additional capabilities,dramatically improving the Miracast experience.
Wireless Projection over an existing Wi-Fi network
It has been observed that in 90% of cases, when a User starts a WirelessProjection stream, the device they are using is already connected to anexisting Wi-Fi network, either in a home or a business. In response tothis, Microsoft has extended the ability to send a Miracast stream overa local network rather than over a direct wireless link in the Windows10 Creators Update.
Wireless Projection over an existing Wi-Fi network offers several benefits:
This solution leverages an existing connection which can significantly reduce the time it takes to project content.
The PC does not need to manage two simultaneous connections (a Wi-Fi connection and a Wi-Fi Direct connection to the receiver), each of which would only get half the maximum bandwidth.
Using an existing connection simplifies the work that the wireless device needs to perform, which both increases reliability and provides a very stable stream.
The user does not have to change how they connect to areceiver because they use the same UX (as is shown in Figures 2-4).
Windows will only choose to project over an existing connection if the connection istrusted, either over an Ethernet or a secure Wi-Fi network.
There are no required changes to the wireless drivers or hardware ona PC.
This also works well with older wireless hardware that is notoptimized for Miracast over Wi-Fi Direct.
Windows automatically detects when a receiver supports thisfunctionality and will send the video stream over the existing network path whenapplicable.
To get the latest firmware and drivers for your Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter, follow these steps:
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Install the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter app from the Microsoft Store. This Windows 10 app is available for free, and you use it to update your Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter.
Open the Wireless Display Adapter app and connect to your adapter. The app provides connection instructions.
After you're connected, select Firmware on the left side of the navigation pane in the app.
If you're prompted that an update is available, follow the instructions for downloading and installing it.