Windows 10: 'Cast to Device' context menu entry does not display.

I installed Plex media server on my my friend's laptop and was demonstrating how it worked with her smart TV. "You can also just right-click on a media file in 'File Manager' and throw it to your TV"...except when I went to show her... there was no sign whatsoever of the 'Cast to Device' context menu entry. I was at a loss.

I have the exact same make/model laptop so used the same Win 10 (MCT-created) installer to carry out exactly the same clean installation of 1903, including interrupting the OOBE to run a Windows 10 Decrapifier script, as I did on her laptop a few days ago. My only amendments to context menu entries was to remove the Edit with Photos and Edit with Paint 3D as I had removed the apps.

As far as I can tell (and remember) I have carried out exactly the same steps that I did on her laptop... yet my laptop shows the 'Cast to Device' entry whilst hers doesn't.

I thought at first that it was Miracast I needed to troubleshoot but now realise that Miracast is very slightly different, i.e. mirroring or extending your screen to a wireless-enabled display device as opposed to 'casting' which appears to be linked to a DNLA connection to another network device.

As a result I don't actually know what wireless method I should be looking for that results in the 'Cast to Device' entry.

For info, when I issue Get-ProvisionedAppXPackage -Online | Select DisplayName in an elevated PowerShell window I get a very short list of just 4 remaining built-in apps (which was my intention):

Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller
Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp
Microsoft.WindowsCalculator
Microsoft.WindowsStore

dxdiag shows that 'Miracast is available, with HDCP' and netsh wlan show drivers shows - for 'Wireless Display Supported' - Yes to both 'graphics' and 'wifi' drivers.

I can't get access to her laptop until next week but I want to research why my laptop displays 'Cast to Device' whilst hers doesn't.

Does anyone have any suggestions what to look for, i.e. what may be missing that I need to fix?

:)

 

Custom context menu entries

So, just throwing this out there, in case somone knows.

I have added a custom context menu entry for the program rightload, since by default the menu is broken in vistax64.

It works pefect with single files, but when I select mutiple files and try to open, I get mutiple instances of the program (which makes sense), here is my entry:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Rightload\Rightload.exe --server=1 --autostart %1

So the %1 passes the filename to the program, and when I select multiple files it is just opening multiple instances of rightload each with a different file.

What I'd like to do is be able to pass a list of the files selected to the program. Since I know it is capable of uploading multiple files from the context menu, all in one instance.

So, is there something I can pass besides %1 that will do this? I have looked around and can't seem to find an answer anywhere... *Frown

 

Cast to context menu for pictures

It is not the APP that is wrong ...it is the standard right click in Win 10 for a photo , jpeg file that no longer has the CAST TO DEVICE in the menu !!!!!!! The context menu for videos right click still has the cast to device ! Read my posts

 

Cast to context menu for pictures

Still not working ..Downloaded an App from Windows store CAST TO which enables me to cast the photos to the tv . So that works .The right click context menu has cast to device on videos but not jpegs. Cast to is ok on my laptop /NUC Win 10 but not my
PC ..