How To Use Old Laptop As External Monitor

If you re only using your laptop as a second monitor at home you can allow any device and leave the pin blank.

How to use old laptop as external monitor. Click on connect on the menu on the bottom of the notifications slide out menu. In fact i m literally sitting here in a hotel with a separate usb3 lcd display panel to use as a second monitor. You just need the right parts. But the lcd was still ok so why not make an second monitor of it. Select how you want the screen to be displayed.

Lot of people will tell you it is impossible but it is not. Click on the notifications action center icon in the bottom right hand corner of the taskbar. Go to settings system projecting to this pc. When the laptop you want to connect to appears select it. On the main pc that you want to use your laptop s display as secondary display for.

Refer to this youtube video for furth. Now on your main pc the one you want to project from press windows key p then select how you want to project your screen. Choose extend if you want your laptop to act as a true second monitor that gives you additional screen space for the productivity uses mentioned above. As you want to use the laptop as a second monitor for productivity you should select extend. I usually travel with a main laptop and a backup laptop anyway.

From the past few years i have ditched the old laptop for a macbook. I ve also used duet display and used my ipad pro as a second monitor. For far too long i possessed an old dell studio laptop. Go to the desktop or laptop you want to use as your main device and press windows key p. Turn your old useless laptop screen into an external monitor.

Change the first drop. Old laptop screen into monitor.