Windows 10: Projecting to this PC from Windows 10 Mobile Phone

How to: Projecting to this PC from Windows 10 Mobile Phone

How to Project to this PC from Windows 10 Mobile Phone


The Projecting to this PC feature uses the Connect app to allow you to wirelessly project your Windows Phone, another PC, or Android devices to the screen of this PC, and use its keyboard, mouse, and other devices too.

Starting with Windows 10 build 14328, there is separate settings available for Projecting to this PC if your PC has Wi-Fi.

Windows PCs and phones can project to your PC when you say it's OK.

This tutorial will show you how to connect and project a Windows 10 Mobile phone to your wireless Windows 10 PC.

*note Your PC might have trouble displaying the content of the projected Windows 10 Mobile phone or Windows 10 PC if its hardware wasn't specifically optimized for Miracast.











CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Connect and Project Windows 10 Mobile Phone to Windows 10 PC
• Option Two: To Disconnect and Stop Projecting Windows 10 Mobile Phone from Windows 10 PC

OPTION ONE [/i] To Connect and Project Windows 10 Mobile Phone to Windows 10 PC
1. Make sure that both the Windows 10 Mobile phone and Windows 10 PC are turned on and connected to Wi-Fi.

2. If you haven't already, you will need to first set the Projecting to this PC settings on your Windows 10 PC to either Available everywhere or Available everywhere on secure networks for the type of wireless network connection used.

3. Open Settings on the Windows 10 Mobile phone, and tap on System. (see screenshot below)



4. On the Windows 10 Mobile phone, tap on Display. (see screenshot below)



5. On the Windows 10 Mobile phone, tap on the Connect to a wireless display link. (see screenshot below)



6. On the Windows 10 Mobile phone, tap on the listed PC name (ex: BRINK-SURFACE) you want to project to. (see screenshot below)



7. On the Windows 10 PC, if Asked to Project to this PC, click/tap on Yes to allow the Windows 10 Mobile phone (ex: Brink phone) to project to this PC. (see screenshot below)



8. If the Windows 10 PC requires a PIN for pairing, then make note of the PIN (ex: 70022957) provided by the Connect app on the Windows 10 PC. (see screenshot below)




A) On the Windows 10 Mobile phone, enter the PIN (ex: 70022957), and tap on Connect. (see screenshot below)





9. The Windows 10 Mobile phone will now be projecting on the Windows 10 PC using the Connect app. (see screenshots below)














OPTION TWO [/i] To Disconnect and Stop Projecting Windows 10 Mobile Phone from Windows 10 PC
1. Do step 2 (from PC) or step 3 (from phone) below for how you want to disconnect and stop projecting the Windows 10 Mobile phone.

2. To Disconnect Windows 10 Mobile Phone from Windows 10 PC
A) On the Windows 10 PC, close the Connect app. The Windows 10 Mobile phone will automatically disconnect after a few moments. (see screenshot below)





3. To Disconnect Windows 10 Mobile Phone from Phone
A) On the Windows 10 Mobile phone, tap on the Disconnect button in Connect settings. (see screenshot below)

*note Steps 3 to 5 in Option One above will show you how to open Connect settings on the Windows 10 Mobile phone.





That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Turn On or Off 'Projecting to this PC' in Windows 10
• How to Change when to Ask to Project to this PC in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Require PIN for Pairing when Projecting to this PC in Windows 10
• How to Enable or Disable Projecting to this PC in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Projecting to this PC Only when Plugged In in Windows 10
• How to Connect to a Wireless Display with Miracast in Windows 10
• How to Connect to a Wireless Display with Miracast on Windows 10 Mobile Phone
• How to Project Android Phone to Screen on Windows 10 PC

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Project my screen app not working.

In windows 8.1 mobile i was able to project my phone screen on my pc via USB but now in windows 10 mobile the message to project or not doesn't pop up and of course project my screen app doesn't work. How do i fix this problem? Please reply!

 

Projecting to this PC

Hi there

I'm projecting from the mobile running 10.0.14393.693 build of Windows 10 Mobile to my VAIO PC. So VAIO SVF15 is my PC I'm projecting to. Both projecting and Continuum as an independent screen work fine except I cannot use my keyboard, mouse and touch
screen of my VAIO PC in Continuum and I have a message mentioned above in the 'Connect' app. When I disconnect the mobile, I can see this message which exactly matches the screenshot posted by the topic starter.

 

Hello jmcgrath, *Smile

Double check to make sure step 2 is set on your PC, and see if trying again may allow it to be successful this round.

 

Hi Brink, I verified everything again but it still fails. The PC reports my phone "about to project". So they see each other. My phone momentarily flashes a screen that indicates they're connected but it immediately disappears. The PC reports then "something went wrong try again". Very strange. Could it be something with the WiFi settings somewhere?

 

Hmm, I just tested on my laptop with build 16299, and it just fails to connect now.

 

Maybe I'm not alone in the wilderness. I'll keep trying let me know if you get it to work again. Thanks.

 

FYI, I am running build 16299 also.

 

It'll be worth sending feedback on to help make sure the Microsoft team is aware of this issue.

Send Feedback to Microsoft in Windows 10 Windows 10 General Tips Tutorials

 

I've up voted somebody else's report about having the same problem with their 650. I also did a recreation capture and submitted it. Hopefully it will get their attention in time to fix it before they do a final release build of RS3. Thanks, Brink
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