How To Use a Laptop as a Second Monitor (Easy Windows 10 Guide)

If you are struggling to learn how to use your laptop as a second monitor for your desktop computer (or even another laptop) then this video will walk you through the entire process!

While most laptops have an HDMI port included, that port only works for output and you can't simply plug your laptop into another computer via HDMI to use it as a second monitor.

To use a laptop as a second monitor you will need to ensure that both your desktop and laptop are on the same network and then use Windows 10's built in wireless display feature.

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00:00 - Question overview
00:25 - Preparing your laptop
02:36 - Use your desktop to connect to the laptop display
03:14 - Accept the connection on your laptop
04:21 - Setting up your monitor for use

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[gmailuser]

straight to the point tutorial no mumbo jumbo. awesome thank you sir

[moreciet]

Thanks a million. I've been struggling for hours and finally you made it look so easy by just moving the screens around. Mine was just moving it up or down.💪

[SuzanneOlsson]

Dude, you are very very good! Excellent video easy to follow... You know your stuff...Many thanks.!

[CCJJChannels]

I cannot like this enough. I don’t have a work set up at home and didn’t want to buy another monitor. Thank you so very much!

[adigroods]

2:52 there is no "connect to a wireless display"

[jimdu]

Solved my problem! Thank you for an informative & complete video. Wireless Display wasn't installed on my 1 year old Dell laptop, but your video was the only one that instructed me on how to add it. Kudos!

[BillDeef]

Thanks here too a year later. Your instructions were excellent and helped me re-purpose an old Windows 10 17-inch laptop as a monitor for my very modern Zenbook with a 14-inch screen. Now I'll be able to effectively use a photo-editing app and see what I'm doing clearly.

[sugonmaballs]

You should have definitely clarified that your desktop needs to be on a (or at least support) wireless network. Mine is wired with no wireless adapter and therefore this solution does not work.

[tjle]

Perfect tutorial, thank you very much for sharing Sir!!!

[mrharleyguyu]

Just some things I found out that he did not cover. If using 2 laptop's and no desktop, you will see an on/off button only use to projection to another computer when computer is plugged into power. You can switch this on and off depending how you use it. Also I had to have wireless display installed on both laptops.

[anjelpajarillo]

Thank you sir, I thought I needed an extra cable or anything, I love how you show it ste by step, I hit the like button for that. Great Job!!!

[sir.demetriuswaynewatson]

Thanks! I have just a monitor or screen that I want to use as an additional screen to copy my assignments and have an example of the template to follow I hope this make sense to you'd what I want to accomplish.

[GES]

Great video. This solves half of my problem. Now all I need to be able to do is use my laptop as a remote extension of my workstation from a different location.

[GutierrezAnthony]

Great video and straight to the point. Thank you!

[elwiken]

The mouse size does it for me. Thanks for the video haha helped out for sure

[sienabeltran]

this is so much helpful for me especially when its the part on the project PC option was grayed and I have to install the wireless display !!! Thank you so much, sir!!! by the way new subscriber here!!

[ritankarbhunia]

I can't find my laptop's name when on my desktop I am going to the 'connect to a wireless display' section....please help me out

[rey]

So simple yet understand everything, thanks sir

[chuckjones]

you just saved me few hundred bucks on monitor. Many thanks dude!!

[TheDisabilityDigest]

Excellent step-by-step presentation. Thanks