April 8, 20224 yr Tried this in the hardware forum but got no replies. Hopefully, someoone here has the answer. I would like to use my laptop as a second monitor for my PC. Can this be done if the laptop is Windows 11 and the PC is Windows 10? Tom
April 8, 20224 yr Laptops usually don’t have a Video Input port. I do not think this will work for you. // 5800X3D // RTX 3090 // 64GB RAM // HP REVERB G2 //
April 8, 20224 yr Laptops have video Otput and do not have Input. So, it seems not possible 😞 Intel i7-9700K - AMD 7900 XT (VRAM 20GB) - 32 Gb Ram - SSD Drive - Win10 x64 - Samsung 43" 4K TV - Quest 3 VR
April 8, 20224 yr I remember playing around with a piece of software not long after the release of MSFS that did what you want to a pad but cannot remember the name. It was labeled as a "desktop extender" IIRC. Might try searching for that. Ryzen 7 5800 x3D, Asus Tuf Gaming X570 Plus, Geforce GTX 4080 F.E., 32GB Corsair PC-3600, 1TB Samsung Evo 970 nVME SSD, 1TB Samsung Evo 870 SSD, 500GB Samsung Evo 870 SSD
April 8, 20224 yr I use an app called "Spacedesk" on two android tablets to make extra screens. Works really well. Not sure if it will work for you, but here's a link: https://www.spacedesk.net/ Good luck! Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, Retired Former T-33A Crew Chief Former B-1B Crew Chief / Flightline Maintenance Expediter Former Learjet Corp. Quality Inspector Formerly Young (😩)
April 8, 20224 yr 23 minutes ago, b1bmsgt said: I use an app called "Spacedesk" on two android tablets to make extra screens. Works really well. Not sure if it will work for you, but here's a link: https://www.spacedesk.net/ Good luck! Spacedesk, that was it. Ryzen 7 5800 x3D, Asus Tuf Gaming X570 Plus, Geforce GTX 4080 F.E., 32GB Corsair PC-3600, 1TB Samsung Evo 970 nVME SSD, 1TB Samsung Evo 870 SSD, 500GB Samsung Evo 870 SSD
April 8, 20224 yr Author You are correct that you can't wire your pc to the laptop. However, it is very simple using two windows 10 machines. It is done using Miracast, which is built into Win10 and later. The queston is do the PC and Laptop have to berunning the same OS? Tom
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