Surface Quick Tip: Use your Surface or Windows Tablet as a Second Screen or Monitor (2018 Update!)

Learn how to use your Surface Go or Surface Pro tablet (or any PC) as a second screen or external monitor!

I show how ou can mirror your laptop's display or extend the display so that you can be more productive with a second screen. I walk through the settings and show you exactly what you need to get things working. Let me know if you have any questions or thoughts in the comments section below!

Amazon links to products shown in this video:

If you have an older version of Windows or need to use different tablet OS's (Android, iOS) - then you can always use the method in my old video (see link above)

[thibaultmesseri]

I was abt to lose my shit when he put the surface on the other side thinking it was gonna auto detect

[eaceves]

Man, I really missed your videos. Your videos are the reason I fell in love with the Surface. Nice to see you posting again.

[navid]

Microsoft should pay you to show people all the things their products can do. Your video are very helpful.

[underscoreisnotvalid]

can you connect it via the mini display port? to avoid lag, and enable the touch feature?

[teolcd]

You need to turn on "Always allow on the secure network" or "always allow" under "Connect/Project to this PC" on target machine (the Surface Pro).

[jingyuan]

great!! I used to spend 30 bucks to buy a software to connect. Now this comes so handy! Thanks!

[vendusmortem]

Clean, detailed, and to the point. Top notch

[fta]

Good morning. How do i do that with a surface rt? thank you for help

[SewpBox]

Thank you! I love my Surface Book2 and my Surface Book, and you've made me love them more!

[blueckaym]

Very cool info! But I have few Questions:
- If the WiFi speed is the bottleneck is it possible to connect a Surface Pro (6?) by cable (since MS haven't caught the train with the rest of the world with USB-C, the only option would be Mini-DisplayPort-1.2)?
- 2nd: Also if I'm using a small NUC-type mini-pc (ie w/o other displays) can I use a Surface Pro (6?) as a primary display (ie to automatically connect ... perhaps after initial config by using another display)?
- 3rd: are all the functions of the pen still supported when a Surface Pro is used as another device display? (ie can you use it in say Photoshop running on a more powerful PC using the Surface Pro as a drawing-display - ala-WaCom-style)
Thanks in advance! :)

[rayyp.p]

When I clicked the connect button my surface pro didnt show up? i have everything ready and done but i dont know what to do now :((((

[melindaw]

This is a life changer! Thanks so much for this video.

[teabagNBG]

how does drawing works with this feature? is it lagging?

[alsenyjalloh]

Amazing video !!! really saved me a lot of hassle.

[alannadjarian]

Thank you very much for this tutorial. Very simple and it´s great that function is built on Windows.

[STGN]

OMG this is awesome, I didn't know, thank you do much!

[RightURKen]

Did it all and it connects to my windows tablet but I get an error message reading "projected image can not be displayed on this screen. Tablet is running windows Edge if that matters.

[FabioSalvidotcom]

Hi Sean, is it possible to run this feature using a connection cable?
The lag should be less and maybe you can use the surface pro or go as a Wacom graphics tablet, powered by the desktop pc.
Do you think is it possible?

[motofreak]

Can you use the camera on the surface pro as your webcam when it is connected like this?

[kunteshrajput]

Boom.. Its working 😍😍thank you for your help... ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻