Casting Help Needed Please

I use to be able to cast a video by means of Chromecast. I now have New PC and New TV and I am suppost to cast a video or anything by means of Microsoft "Movies & TV" but its not that simple and looking for a media player that is user friendly and easy to handle. MS Movies & TV keeps my pc a mess as it has my screen TV listed twice, Any advice of a GOOD media player to cast a video on my TV please?

Do you want to cast just a movie or the whole laptop desktop?

Here is how I cast the whole laptop desktop to my TV using Miracast.
The PC is a 2022 ASUS Laptop. The TV is a 2024 Samsung 55" Smart TV.

In System tray select WiFi Icon. Select Cast. Note if you can't find Cast you will have to add it.



Select TV to cast to



In popup on TV screen select Allow

VLC media player can cast to a TV, specifically to devices like Chromecast, using the "Renderer" option within the VLC interface. This allows you to stream video and audio content from your computer or mobile device to your television.

Here's how you can cast from VLC to your TV:
1. Open VLC and your media:
Launch the VLC media player and open the video or audio file you want to cast.

Access the Renderer option:
Navigate to the "Playback" menu and find the "Renderer" option. If you're using a mobile device, the casting option may be located within the video playback controls.

3. Select your TV:
Choose your Chromecast or other compatible TV device from the list of available renderers.

Start streaming:
The video should begin playing on your TV.

I do not cast myself but I have used VLC Media Player for many years, and if VLC says it can cast, I will bet it will do it well.
It's an amazingly good piece of open source software and actively updated.