Use Miracast to mirror your Windows 10/11 screen wirelessly

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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The Wireless Display withMiracast technologyhas been made available forWindows 10devices; read this post to discover how you could make us of it and why it really matters.

The wireless display technology inWindows 8.1is one of thebest new wireless network features, along with the new,faster 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard. This new technology is much more important than we realize and you need to learn more about it to know how to make use of it. Gamers especially will find the Miracast wireless display technology appealing for their “needs”

First of all, let’s explain what Miracast stands and what exactly does it mean:

Miracast is a peer-to-peer wireless screencast standard formed via Wi-Fi Direct connections in a manner similar toBluetooth. It enables wireless or wired delivery of compressed standard orhigh-definition videoto or from desktops, tablets, mobile phones, and other devices. Both the sending and receiving devices must support Miracast for the technology to work. However, to stream music and movies to a device that does not support Miracast, adapters are available that plug into HDMI or USB ports.

Miracast allows a portable device or computer to send, securely, up to 1080pHD videoand 5.1 surround sound (AAC and AC3 are optionalcodecs, mandatedcodecis linear pulse-code modulation — 16 bits 48 kHz 2 channels). However, it works only overWi-Fiand cannot be used to stream to a routeraccess point. It was created by the Wi-Fi Alliance. It allowsusersto, for example, echo display from a phone or tablet onto a TV, share a laptop screen with the conference room projector in real-time, and watch live programs from a home cable box on a tablet.

Windows 10 brings Miracast wireless display support

The Wi-Fi Alliance group that stands behind this new technology is comprised of big companies, such asCisco, Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola and Nokia. Some key sponsors are Apple, Comcast, Samsung, Sony, LG, Intel, Dell, Broadcom, Cisco, Qualcomm, Motorola, Microsoft, Texas Instruments, and T-Mobile. So, we can see that the entire industry has a clear interest in propelling the Miracast use to more consumers.

InWindows 10, 8.1, you can do a lot of things with the Wireless Display by wirelessly projecting yourWindows 10, 8.1device’s screen any Miracast-compatible display: TV, monitor, orprojector. Here are some of them:

Now that yourWindows 10, 8.1device isMiracast-enabledand makes the most of the Wireless Display technology, you will need to make sure that the TV, projector or monitor you are planning on buying is also Miracast-compatible. Windows Server 2012 R2userscan also benefit from the same Wireless Display technology.

Check if your PC supports Miracast

Unfortunately, not all computers are fully compatible with the Miracast technology. You can quickly check if your device supports Miracast by launchingdxdiag.

For additional information about Miracast, check out the articles listed below:

Use Miracast to mirror your Windows 10/11 screen wirelessly#

Windows 10 brings Miracast wireless display support#

Check if your PC supports Miracast#

Use Miracast to mirror your Windows 10/11 screen wirelessly

Windows 10 brings Miracast wireless display support

Check if your PC supports Miracast