How To Use Another Laptop As External Monitor

On the main pc that you want to use your laptop s display as secondary display for.

How to use another laptop as external monitor. Choose extend if you want your laptop to act as a true second monitor that gives you additional screen space for the productivity uses mentioned above. Now on your main pc the one you want to project from press windows key p then select how you want to project your screen. When the laptop you want to connect to appears select it. Click on connect on the menu on the bottom of the notifications slide out menu. Extend your laptop s screen if you want your desktop to span across both displays so that you can drag and drop windows and apps from one to the other.

Go to the other pc or laptop press win p and click on connect to a wireless display wait until your other laptop is detected select it and choose whether to duplicate or extend. Use your second laptop as a second monitor. If you want to use both your laptop s screen and the external monitor tv select either extend or duplicate. If you re only using your laptop as a second monitor at home you can allow any device and leave the pin blank. Go to the desktop or laptop you want to use as your main device and press windows key p.

First of all you ll need to grab the appropriate display cable for your laptop so you can hook it up to a monitor. Your laptop might use a hdmi cable displayport mini displayport or include a. As you want to use the laptop as a second monitor for productivity you should select extend.