PC to TV

Having trouble connecting Windows 11 to TV. Windows 10 connected but this new HP Pavilion laptop won't connect any idea what might be the cause?

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Could you provide some more detail please? You've given us near zero detail so we really have nothing to go on so far

1) How are connecting to the TV? Wirelessly? HDMI?

2) What is the model of the laptop?

3) Are there any error messages?

4) If using HDMI, is Windows even seeing the TV as a second monitor? If so, how is configured? For example, to extend the display, to mirror it?

Any other details related to the issue, for example what troubleshooting has been thus far would be appreciated.

If using HDMI doesn't work (try to change monitor with Win+P), then you must update your graphics drivers. If you trying to connect wirelessly via Miracast and fails, the way I did it in my LG was to go to WiFi Direct in TV Settings and click my laptop name. This prompted for a PIN to connect which I put in both the laptop and the TV yo pair. After successful pairing I switched the TV to the Screen Sharing app and tried to cast (Win+K) again. This time it connected flawlessly. I hope that helps.

You make a wired video connection (e.g., HDMI) using Project:





You make a wireless video connection using Cast:

Before using WiFi Direct to pair the TV with the laptop it tried to connect but failed without obvious reason. If you have the same symptoms, try to pair the devices first.

Current laptops use Miracast to make a wireless connection.

The TV in my living room is ten years old so is too old to support Miracast. However, the seven year old BlueRay player hooked to it does support it. It has a built-in Screen Mirroring app. This app has to be running before I start the cast from my laptop.

My TV in my bedroom is only three years so supports Miracast even better. When I cast to it with my laptop a message pops up on the TV requesting permission to allow this connection. On the TV if I say yes to this then the laptops desktop is shown on the TV.

Hi folks

I assume this requirement is for watching / playing multi-media content, browsing photos etc.

Not the answer to your specific question but I've found this a very acceptable "alternative" which is quite cheap especially with Amazon offering Firestick devices cheaply on Black Friday deals.

1) Attach Firestick to the relevant TV via any ports
2) connect Wifi or LAN to firestick
3) sideload KODI on the fire stick
4) set security etc in settings on Kodi to probably SMB1 depending on the KODI release - latest will do > SMB1
5) browse your network and add the relevant folder from your computer to the Kodi video folder
6) now play any multi media you like -- even DVD isos play with menus etc.

setting Kodi up is a bit of a pain but there's plenty of documentation .

You don't need any multi-media servers on the Windows machine (if using a Linux type based NAS then you need to enable SAMBA on the NAS). You don't need to Cast or anything either.

Don't install KODI on the computer -- just on the firestick,

(A Roku stick would probably work or anything that can run android and side load apps).

If it's just for running / using Windows remotely on the monitor then the above isn't of much use so just ignore.

I would tend to assume that if you are watching TV in bed you'd be watching TV / multi-media rather than messing around with a desktop OS - especially with no decent keyboard. The Firestick remote handles KODI just fine !!!!!

Older non smart TV's if the HDMI connection is sufficient also support this method -- I think the HDMI cable has to be V2 or above though.

If using a firestick - when installing remember it's probably a 32 Bit ARM device so select the correct apk file from the Kodi download site.

The modern firesticks also have Netflix and Amazon prime apps already loaded if those are of interest to you as well - use your own logon to access those.


cheers
jimbo

I had connected my laptop to the TV before using the app, but after some Windows 10 updates my laptop tried to connected and failed after many seconds. Like the TV would not authorize the connection and blocked it. I tried all the TV settings if there was a list with trusted devices to remove my laptop and try connecting again, there wasn't any and was driving me mad. Updating the Wi-Fi drivers made no difference and I tried many different drivers. After upgrading to Windows 11 it connected once and I though that was it, my issue was gone. No such luck, after some Windows 11 updates it lost that feature again, same symptoms as in Windows 10, the connection was rejected after several seconds. After some Googling I want to the TV network settings, Wi-Fi Direct seeking for an alternative method to connect my laptop to the TV. There I show my laptop in the list, so I highlighted and pressed the button to connect. It asked for a PIN I had to enter (do not remember if that was on the laptop only or both the TV and laptop) and then there was a message of successful connection. Of course my laptop's screen wasn't yet projected on the TV, but I thought if there was a successful connection why not try Miracast again? So I launched the Screen Mirroring app on the TV, pressed Win+K on the laptop and this time connected without any issue! I wanted to share for other having a similar issue (connection fails after a while). Connect with Wi-Fi Direct first and try again.

One possible reason for connection issues from a laptop is the often relatively weak graphics sub systems available on laptops. With this in mind I always manually change to the secondary higher performance Graphics (if available), as this usually has a better Graphics processor and video Ram.
Also I always try initially to achieve an image on the TV by Duplicating the screen, this cut's down the realtime processing and can produce an image that proves the actual connection is working.

If you find that the duplication works but the extend option does not then you can try reducing the resolution of the images involved or the colour (color), depth to allow the system to cope

Yes, old laptops can do 1024x768 or 1280x720 fine, but stutter at 1920x1080. If you have two graphics cards, the second usually is only for 3D graphics, you cannot just switch to it. If you don't see an image using an HDMI cable, make sure your TV is switched to the correct input (HDMI1 vs HDMI2 etc) and that you enabled the second monitor with Win+P or your laptop's own key combination. If the laptop combination or Win+P doesn't work, most probably you have wrong graphics drivers (such as Microsoft Basic Display Adapter instead of Intel HD graphics). Update your graphics drivers. For laptops with dual adapters update both drivers.

PS: For smart TVs (can connect to the internet) without Miracast, (such as older models with their own proprietary wireless connection app), you can download the Screentask utility which casts the laptop desktop to an IP address. Open the browser at your TV and browse to this IP to see your desktop. However the refresh is too slow and cannot be used to watch video and also it is the same size as your desktop, you cannot resize the picture. But for watching photos or a PowerPoint presentation is a good workaround.

Until @slh2536 replies, we can only guess at what is causing the problem.