Windows 10: Cast Media to Device from Microsoft Edge in Windows 10

How to: Cast Media to Device from Microsoft Edge in Windows 10


Information Microsoft Edge is a new web browser that is available across the Windows 10 device family. It is designed for Windows 10 to be faster, safer, and compatible with the modern Web.

Starting in Windows 10 Insider Preview build 10576, you can now use Microsoft Edge to cast video, picture, and audio content from your browser to any Miracast and DLNA enabled device on your network.

Cast media to device in Windows 10 is the new version of Play To.

This tutorial will show you how to use Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 to cast video, picture, and audio content from your browser to any Miracast and DLNA enabled device on your network.


Note Casting protected content (content from places like Netflix and Hulu) is not supported.


Ariel Aba replied on November 7, 2017
Microsoft

Here's How:

1. Open Microsoft Edge.

2. Go to a website that contains the media (ex: video, picture, audio) that you want to cast, click/tap on the More . . . button at the top right, and click/tap on Cast media to device. (see screenshot below)


Note Microsoft has a few scenarios for you to try out:

• Cast a video from YouTube: Go to https://www.youtube.com/ in Microsoft Edge. Click on the “…” menu and the top left, and select “Cast media to device” and select the Miracast or DLNA device you want to cast to.
• Cast a Facebook photo album: Login to Facebook in Microsoft Edge and click on the first photo in one of your photo albums to cast. Click on the “…” menu and the top left, and select “Cast media to device” and select the Miracast or DLNA device you want to cast to. Navigate through your photo album by clicking on the forward and backward buttons.
• Cast your music from Pandora: Login to Pandora in Microsoft Edge to get to your music and click on the “…” menu and the top left, and select “Cast media to device” and select the Miracast or DLNA device you want to cast to.

3. Windows will now try to connect to your network and detect your Miracast or DLNA device. (see screenshot below)



4. Click/tap on the Miracast or DLNA device (ex: TV-63C8000) you want to cast to. (see screenshot below)



5. Windows will now connect and cast to your Miracast or DLNA device (ex: TV-63C8000) . (see screenshot below)




That's it,
Shawn


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• How to Add or Remove Cast to Device context menu in Windows 10

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Hi Khalil,

Do let us know if you have tried as below to cast media to device from Microsoft Edge:

• 
  On Microsoft Edge, open the website that contains the media (ex: video, picture, audio) that you want to cast.
  
• 
  Click on the More Actions (. . .) at the top right.
  
• 
  Click on Cast media to device.
  
• 
  Windows will now try to connect to your network and detect your Miracast device.
  
• 
  Click on the Miracast or
  DLNA device you want to cast to.
  
• 
  Windows will now connect and cast to your Miracast device.
  

Also, refer to the below Microsoft article about how to connect Mira cast device.

Fix connections to Bluetooth audio devices and wireless
displays

Do keep us updated.

Regards,

 

winsows 10 streaming

Hello,

You can use an HDMI cable to plug in to your smart TV. If you wish to connect your Windows 10 device to your smart TV via wireless, you can use Microsoft Edge to case media to Miracast and DLNA-enabled devices. To case media from Edge to your smart TV, refer
to the steps below:

1. Launch Microsoft Edge. Open the website that contains the media (ex: video, picture, audio) that you want to cast.

2. Click on Settings (. . .), and select
Cast media to device.

3.Windows will now try to connect to your network and detect your Miracast device.

4. Click on the Miracast or DLNA device you want to cast to.

5. Windows will now connect and cast to your Miracast device.

Update us on the outcome.

Regards.

 

This useful feature ceased to work for casting to DLNA devices from Edge with the Creators Update and has not been fixed yet (as of build 15063.296). Edge can no longer find any DLNA device, even though the Cast to Device context menu can still find them and cast to them.

 

My PC does not support that or Connect.

 

Connect requires Miracast. Casting from File Explorer can work with DLNA and doesn't require special hardware. Until 1703 Edge worked with DLNA and Miracast. From post #1...

...now Edge too only seems able to work with Miracast.

 

Oh dear - not another bug with the CU?

 

Bree, Do you know if Microsoft has any intension of fixing the "Casting to DLNA devices" anytime soon

 

I'm surprised this still isn't fixed. There appears to be no simple way of casting from my laptop (via WiFi) to my TV connected by wired Ethernet. Such is progress!

 

Apparently the official answer from a Microsoft spokesperson is "No - we're never going to restore this function in Edge that you all enjoyed so much in 1607" *Banghead

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...e57c846?auth=1

You can still cast videos, photos and audio files from your PC to a DLNA device with...

Add or Remove Cast to Device context menu in Windows 10

...and cast to DLNA from the Films & TV app.

 

Perhaps @Brink could edit this tutorial. It still states that...

DLNA capapbilities were removed from Edge in 1703 Creators Update. We now have confimation that this was deliberate, with no intention of restoring it.

 

That explains that then. Note added to tutorial.

 

@Brink, the tutorial screenshots show the 1607 version of Connect.

From 1703 on Edge uses the version of Connect that is only for Miracast wireless devices. DLNA is not available.

 

Is there a free third party utility or browser plug-in which enable this functionality?