On 03/07/2020 1:14 a.m., Doug Cooper : August Abolins wrote:

What exactly is the result of the command on the Win7+ pc?

So I looked up the command again. From you cmd prompt, its

netsh wlan show drivers

I remember seeing that with a basic google search.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

netsh wlan show drivers

The Wireless AutoConfig Service (wlansvc) is not running.

So.. is there hope?

The Microsoft required ZERO drivers. It just plugged in and worked. You do have to go to your settings menu and enable wireless display, but other then that, it worked.

I'd expect the driver to send video over LAN so that the MS dongle-thingy can pick it up over my wi-fi network. That's how the audiocast thingy works.

So.. technically, I don't need wi-fi support at the PC. I only need the ability
to add an extra display. Maybe I'm confused.

As for my setup, Windows 10, running one monitor out the HDMI port of the laptop, the laptop is a second display, and the Microsoft Wireless Display adapter to the third display.

Your laptop is probably broadcasting the vid signal from the laptop radios.

I just wonder how is a desktop supposed to do it if it doesn't have a wifi device attached. Therefore, it just needs to broadcast the signal over the LAN and the wifi from the router should broadcast it.

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On 7/4/2020 4:52 PM, between "Doug Cooper : August Abolins":

netsh wlan show drivers

The Wireless AutoConfig Service (wlansvc) is not running.

So.. is there hope?

Yeah reads as such. The instructions are geared toward Windows 10 or Surface / Surface Pro 8.1 - 10. However it supports other versions of windows. The location will be somewhat similar. Mine is under Notifications / Connect / Wireless Display Adapter. Yours might be in Settings. I haven't tried on my computer upstairs as I never use it other then Windows Media Player and iTunes through my network to the garage and or outdoors. BUT ... I would imagine you'd find the ability to enable it (if available) within settings and display options.

It seems that mircast is designed for laptops only. I've read that there are USB dongles for PCs that can "broadcast" video to a matching receiver at the TV.

When I first learned about Win10's support to cast video to another monitor on a network, or to a TV with mircast, I was thinking "I could really use that for
entertainment and customer service at
the shop".

Before that, I was poised to rig up a dedicated pc at each TV and use VNC and cast extended desktop displays to them. But the extra hardware and wiring seemed ridiculous.

Chromecast from my existing Win7 and XP pcs might be the only feasible solution
at this time.

Happy 4th! Hope your shop is hopping today, and or your having fun taking a day off.

The Canadian "day off" is on the 1st. Yes, it was cool to not have to bother going to the shop. At that time I was still operating only Tue-Fri, 11-4. So,
with the 1st off, it was only a 3-day week for me!

But now the tourists have arrived en masse. Families/kids expect better than Tue-Fri. So, starting next week, the shop will be Mon-Sat 10-5. I may as well
open on Sun too. Every dollar counts. I have a tonne of deliveries that I still need to unpack and shelve. I may as well be there.

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It seems that mircast is designed for laptops only. I've read that
there are USB dongles for PCs that can "broadcast" video to a matching receiver at the TV.
When I first learned about Win10's support to cast video to another monitor on a network, or to a TV with mircast, I was thinking "I could really use that for entertainment and customer service at
the shop".
Before that, I was poised to rig up a dedicated pc at each TV and use
VNC and cast extended desktop displays to them. But the extra hardware and wiring seemed ridiculous.

Not sure about the laptop only or not. I did enough research to be able to tell if my PC was capable of the wireless display feature, and bought it. I
am not a big fan of wireless A/V over wired, however in my case it was a need and the only way to accomplish it without expensive hubs.

I have wired outdoor speaker planters, to an older Onkyo receiver, and muti-room switcher. It's connected to an airport express and itunes. Prior
to the airport express it was a 200 disc CD changer. Lets just say that the wiring was a lot of work to get it from the second floor of my home to the
back yard, and frankly I couldn't hear the difference between
itunes versus the 200 disc changer as the outdoor speakers were a garage sale find and crap anyway :) Since then I'm more open to wireless tech -- except for my home theater system.

After owning the Miracast/Microsft WD for a few weeks now, the only minor annoyance is having to reconnect it (in monitor settings) each time Windows reboots. Otherwise I've noticed zero difference between it and the HDMI hard connected display.

-tG

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On 18/07/2020 7:54 a.m., Doug Cooper : August Abolins wrote:

After owning the Miracast/Microsft WD for a few weeks now, the only minor annoyance is having to reconnect it (in monitor settings) each time Windows reboots.

Does that only happen after a full shutdown/re-boot? Maybe it cooperates better
when resuming after Hibernate?

I'm a fan of Hibernate. Things spring back to life much faster.

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Does that only happen after a full shutdown/re-boot? Maybe it cooperates better
when resuming after Hibernate?

I'm a fan of Hibernate. Things spring back to life much faster.

It only happens when you do a full shutdown / re-boot, otherwise it never happens. So it's all good; I only get full shut downs when windows updates require such and /or after my js classes. I don't use hibernate as it did
not seem to gel well with mystic.

-dC

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