Windows 10: how would I project my display to a windows 8.1 machine?

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Issues with projecting the display.

Hi,

I appreciate if you could answer few questions to narrow down to the issue.

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  Are you running any virtual machines on the computer and what does it mean when you say one display being virtual?
  
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  Does that mean you are able to see a duplicate screen within the display itself?
  

As an initial troubleshooting step, I suggest you to refer to the article provided below and check if that helps.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/how-connect-multiple-monitors

Applies to Windows 10.

Hope the information helps in resolving the issue. Please do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

display projection problem

Hi Leerance,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I can imagine the inconvenience you are experiencing and will certainly help you in the right direction to fix the issue. However, I would appreciate if you could answer a few questions to narrow down the issue in order to provide you with better assistance.

a. Are you trying to project the screen on a TV or on a different monitor?

b. How are you trying to project - wirelessly or using an HDMI/VGA cables?

c. What exactly happens when you try to project your screen?

d. Do you get any error message?

I would suggest you to try the steps provided below and check these are helpful in projecting your screen.

• First you need a video cable for making the physically connection. For better picture quality, you should connect the computer to the TV using standard VGA ports or via the DVI to HDMI cable provided your TV supports these ports.
• Open the "display settings" in your computer and activate output to the TV screen. You can either mirror content of your computer on the TV or extend the display just like a dual monitor screen.
• Pick up your TV remote and switch to "External Inputs" from the menu. You will need to change the default "Video 1" to a different selection which may be "HDMI 1" or "Video 2" depending on how you have made the connection.

Important: Make sure you connect the cable to the TV before turning on the computer as sometimes it may fail to recognize external display.

You may also need to change the screen resolution of your TV using the Display settings in your Control Panel else the picture may appear distorted.

If, however, you are trying to project your screen wirelessly, I would suggest you to refer to the information provided in the following article:

Project to a wireless display with Miracast

[Note: The article applies to Windows 10 as well]

Fix connections to Bluetooth audio devices and wireless displays


http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/...audio-devices-and-wireless-displays#v1h=tab02

Hope this information is helpful. Do let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you.

 

Display/Project orientation

Hi Charchika,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern. Let me help you to fix the issue.

To assist you better I would like to know, what is the make and model of the computer?

Let’s try simple troubleshooting steps and check if this helps. Follow the below methods.

Method 1

I recommend you to uninstall/reinstall the display driver and check. Follow the below steps:

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  Press Windows key + X and click on
  Device manager.
  
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  Locate for display adapter and click on it to expand.
  
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  Right click on the device and click on
  uninstall.
  
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  Once you are done uninstalling the driver, restart the computer. It will automatically install the generic display driver.
  

If this doesn’t help to fix the issue. I suggest you to update the display driver. Skip step3 from the above steps and right click on the
device and click on update.

Method 2.

If the above method did not help to fix the issue, I would suggest you to
go to the computer manufacturer website and download the latest display adapter driver. If the display driver is not available for Windows 10, try installing the available driver in compatibility mode and check.

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  Right-click on the setup file of the driver and select Properties.
  
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  Select Compatibility tab.
  
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  Check Run this program in Compatibility mode.
  
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  Let the driver install and then check the functionality.
  

You can also visit the below link for more information.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/get-best-display-monitor

Hope it helps. Keep posting us with the status we will be glad to help you.