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If you’re working on a Windows PC and want the apps and content from another device to show on your PC screen, you’ll want to consider mirroring that device‘s screen or projecting it to your PC. The Wireless Display app allows other devices to wirelessly project to this PC's screen, and use its...

Miracast is a wireless technology your PC, laptop, or tablet can use to project your screen to wireless TVs, projectors, and streaming media players that also support Miracast. You can use this to share what you’re doing on your PC, present a slide show, or even play your favorite game on a...

If you have more than one display connected in Windows, you can use choose a display option with Project to change what shows on your displays. This tutorial will show you how to project the main display to the PC screen only, duplicate, extend, or second screen only for all users in Windows...

You can change the display orientation in Windows to landscape, portrait, landscape (flipped), or portrait (flipped). Tablet and 2-in-1 type devices are designed to automatically rotate the built-in display to a portrait or landscape orientation as you turn it so that what you see on the screen...

A tablet and some hybrid laptop (ex: 2-in-1) devices are designed to rotate the built-in display automatically in a portrait or landscape orientation as you turn it so that what you see on the screen is always right side up. If you like, you can turn on or off rotation lock in Windows 11 to...

If you have more than one display connected to your PC, then you will be able to select which display you want to use as the main (primary) display by default for all users. The display set to be the main display will act as the active desktop, show the clock and taskbar corner icons. The...

Dots per inch (DPI) is the physical measurement of number of pixels in a linear inch of a display. DPI is a function of display resolution and size; a higher resolution or a smaller size will lead to higher DPI, and a lower resolution or a larger size will lead to lower DPI. When a display has a...

The refresh rate of a display is the number of times per second that the image refreshes on the screen. For example, a 60Hz display will update the screen 60 times per second. Overall, the refresh rate determines how smoothly motion appears on your screen. For example, if you’re playing a game...

With Windows HD Color in Windows 11, you get the most of out your high dynamic range (HDR) TV or PC display for videos, games, and apps that support HDR. HDR content offers better brightness and color capabilities compared to traditional content (sometimes called standard dynamic range [SDR]...

With Windows HD Color in Windows 11, you get the most of out your high dynamic range (HDR) TV or PC display. HDR content offers better brightness and color capabilities compared to traditional content (sometimes called standard dynamic range [SDR] content). Traditional content typically shows...

You can specify a screen timeout for how long the PC sits inactive without user activity before all connected displays automatically turn off. When your display turns off, you would just need to move the mouse, touch the touchpad or touchscreen, click a mouse or touchpad button, or press a key...

Display resolution refers to the clarity of the text and images displayed on your screen. At higher resolutions, such as 1600 x 1200 pixels, items appear sharper. They also appear smaller so more items can fit on the screen. At lower resolutions, such as 800 x 600 pixels, fewer items fit on the...

If you have more than one display connected, Windows 11 will remember window locations based on monitor connection by default so that the next time you open an app or a folder location, it will open in the last position you had it. When you undock your computer with multiple monitor docking in...