Windows 10: Unknown devices keep showing up in "Connect to a wireless display"

I have an older laptop that I often use as a second screen. I use the projection method through Windows' "Connect to a wireless display" in the Display settings.

Whenever I click it, there are often times devices listed on there that aren't mine.

Does "Connect to a wireless display" show all devices that are nearby, regardless of the wifi network that they are conneced to? Or is it only suppose to show all the devices that are connected to your own secured wifi (i.e. my own two laptops)? I thought that I could only connect to devices that are connected to my wifi network - using "Connect to a wireless display". Is it possible that those unknown devices were somehow able to connect to my wifi?

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Project connect to wireless device issue

Hi Kari,

Thanks for the reply.

My tv is definitely connected to my wifi; I've tried restarting the tv, and disconnecting/reconnecting to my wifi, but the tv still isn't showing up in the list of devices when trying to use 'project'.

I actually had issues with this before, but after a significant update about a week ago, I noticed that it was showing up in the devices list. I'm unsure what could have changed tonight.

Does anyone have any other suggestions? Is there maybe some way to 'clear' (for lack of a better word) any saved devices on my laptop so I can start fresh with project?

 

Unknown device showing up when I look to connect to a wireless display windows 10

When I want to project to a smart tv and go in to settings then connect to a wireless display, there is an unknown device showing up. -- [TVale95] -- I have 2 smart tv's and they should be the only ones there. I don't have any other wireless devices in
use. How do I get rid of it? where did it come from? I just got a new router from ATT.

the unknown wireless display comes and goes, it is - [TVale95]

I am using a HP Pavillion Touchsmart Sleekbook (laptop) Intel Core i5-3337U CPU @ 1.80GHz 6-bit

I am using Windows 10 Home

 

Project connect to wireless device issue

Thanks for this suggestion; it's made me realise that I think it might be a problem with my tv after all, because now it won't come up anymore in the list of devices. I better check out some help for this tv; maybe something got turned off by mistake.

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