How To Use a Laptop as a Second Monitor (Easy Windows 10 Guide)

If you are struggling to learn how to use your laptop as a second monitor for your desktop computer (or even another laptop) then this video will walk you through the entire process!
While most laptops have an HDMI port included, that port only works for output and you can't simply plug your laptop into another computer via HDMI to use it as a second monitor.
To use a laptop as a second monitor you will need to ensure that both your desktop and laptop are on the same network and then use Windows 10's built in wireless display feature.
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00:00 - Question overview
00:25 - Preparing your laptop
02:36 - Use your desktop to connect to the laptop display
03:14 - Accept the connection on your laptop
04:21 - Setting up your monitor for use
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[@GES1985]

Great video. This solves half of my problem. Now all I need to be able to do is use my laptop as a remote extension of my workstation from a different location.

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[@BillDeef]

Thanks here too a year later. Your instructions were excellent and helped me re-purpose an old Windows 10 17-inch laptop as a monitor for my very modern Zenbook with a 14-inch screen. Now I'll be able to effectively use a photo-editing app and see what I'm doing clearly.

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Thanks - great video - still trying to figure out how to drag open windows between the two screens, but have a good starting point now

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I cannot like this enough. I don’t have a work set up at home and didn’t want to buy another monitor. Thank you so very much!

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Thanks! I have just a monitor or screen that I want to use as an additional screen to copy my assignments and have an example of the template to follow I hope this make sense to you'd what I want to accomplish.

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Simply awesome! And if using phone that supports desktop mode, even better. Although, there is some lag. Can even window it and use as "app" on laptop.

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Hi. Thanks for your information. Can you please help me as what settings required to connect window laptop to imac using HDMI cable?

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[@stopandsmelltheroses_98]

This may be a strange question but does anyone know about the security of using a laptop as a second display- for example, if your primary computer works on a secure network would you possibly be compromising that security by projecting to a second laptop that’s not on that same network?

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[@gta_guy1642]

are you able to connect a ethernet cable between the laptop and pc to make the response time better?

[@chefdpot]

thanks for this video but when im trying to connect my laptop it isnt showing up on wireless display and i already did all of these steps, any help?

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[@user-iy4ti9xh4z]

Hi, I would like to know, is it possible to connect to a MacBook Pro laptop as second Monitor ? Trying to setup Projector screen as main display and MacBook Pro laption as second Monitor. My MacBook Pro does not run Windows OS.

[@varaperkele]

Have a win11 laptop and win10 desktop. Followed these and got it working with these steps.

[@simonwong1459]

omg thx u I didn't know I haven't download the wireless display thing

[@deemaaldakheel215]

Same this really saved me

[@oliveroalfredo]

Hello. Great tutorial. Does this work remotely. Desktop at home, Laptop at work? Thank you.

[@_dozer]

how can i make the laptop display show something different? like, google chrome on the laptop, and a game on the desktop? because right now the laptop just mimics the movements onto the desktop.

[@Efehalt]

do i need to do this everytime after i shut down the laptop or is it forever?

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Great Video

[@leontaylor5]

Hi, thanks for the tutorial. Can I connect a Windows 10 Desktop PC to a Windows 11 laptop? I am having trouble with this combination. Thanks again.

[@yoosufcader3183]

Hey what do i do when my main computer(not laptop) is connected to wifi through ethernet but it wont let me connect to a wireless display becuase its not supported through wifi, also i dont have a wifi card

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[@itstbrooke]

thank you!!!!

[@rezaadili-zo3jf]

thanks for the content. Do you know how it works, if the second laptop is actually a Macbook?

[@mdsakib9486]

Thanks a lot.

[@DancingMoment]

this is not reliable. So cable method is there? Wired connection ? I have desktop with 2monitors and I need a 3rd monitor and for that I want to use my laptop as 3rd monitor over wired connection

[@gonzalorital1343]

Hi! My desktop is on a wired connection, and my laptop is on wireless connection, can I still connect my laptop to my desktop? Both are using the same modem for connections

[@volkinaxe]

i have tryed this keeps disconnecting out of no were is there a better way ? like by a lan pluged into both the laptop and pc

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Thanks bro.

[@rjkaisa5104]

how do you make it stay as 1 screen even when turning off? do you have to redo this everytime you turn on your pc ?