Windows 10: can I use my laptop as an hdmi moniter

i have a raspberry pi zero w and it needs a screen. i have the mini HDMI to HDMI adapter and it can connect to a TV, but i wanted to know if i could connect it to my laptop and use that as the HDMI screen so it is more mobile. any response is appreciated. thank you!

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HP Moniter Detecting HDMI But Not VGA

Trying to set up the oculus rift, and it requires the one HDMI cable that my computer has. My HP Moniter has a VGA slot on the back, so I snagged a cable for it, and an adapter (To shift a 9pin male end to a 15 pin female) so the adapter end can an plug
into my computer. Problem is, when I toggle the switch from HDMI to VGA, it says 'inactive', has a black screen for a bit, then switches back to HDMI. I've checked all the cables, and nothing's loose- I've even tried a factory reset and unplugging and replugging
the entire moniter as described in the moniter's troubleshooting site. I'm still getting a black screen every time. When I pulled up device details on my computer, I couldn't see any way to toggle between the two manually, but I am concerned my system is to
blame. Could it be the adapter? I can't seem to find anything that would fit both my moniter and my computer in the same cord. I'm running windows 10, and the hdmi for the moniter leads directly to my graphics card.

 

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.

 

Windows 10 update not detecting my 2nd moniter

The solutions you gave me didnt work, The dual moniters were working, I had restarted my laptop to have it auto update, after waitng nearly a hour it booted and my my windows wont detect my 2nd moniter its connected using HDMI my moniter does detect that
its connected though.