Windows 10: how do I get my display to show on the tv using HDMI

Have surface pro wired to tv with HDMI but it does not appear on screen

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HDMI to TV Display

When I connect Windows 10 HP laptop to a 32 inch TV by HDMI the display on the TV fills the screen but is expanded and hence only shows about half the display on the laptop. How do I correct so TV shows full laptop picture

 

connecting smart TV with windows 10 PC using HDMI cable

Hi Shirley,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

To have better clarity on the issue, answer the below-listed questions and get back to us.

1. What is the make and model number of your TV and your computer?
2. Do you get any error message on the TV or on your computer when trying to connect the computer and TV using HDMI Cable?
3. We appreciate that you have performed the troubleshooting steps, so could you let us know what troubleshooting steps you have already tried?

Meanwhile, follow the below steps and see if this helps.

Before trying the below steps, turn off your computer as well as your TV.

Step 1: Plug one end of the HDMI Port in the TV and the other to the computers HDMI Port. Then, turn on both your computer as well as TV.

Note: Make sure that the TV is set to the exact HDMI Channel from the Input Settings (refer your TV manual).

Step 2: Once you perform the Step 1, the computer should output its screen automatically to the TV. If it failed to do so, then follow below steps.

Step 3: Press the Windows key and the R key from your keyboard and type
Control and hit Enter.

Step 4: Switch the View by Category to
Small icons > Click on Display > On the left pane, click on
Adjust resolution.

Step 5: Under Display, click on the drop-down list and choose your TV name select the appropriate resolution for the TV to display.

Hope it helps.

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Why exactly is ATi considered be better at HDMI?

I plug my HDMI cable into the card, then into my TV. Those are the steps that I have to do. All the steps you list make absolutely no sense to me.