How To Use Old Laptop As External Monitor

Select how you want the screen to be displayed.

How to use old laptop as external monitor. From the past few years i have ditched the old laptop for a macbook. Go to settings system projecting to this pc. For far too long i possessed an old dell studio laptop. For this scenario we re going to assume that you want to use your laptop as a monitor to display your windows 10 desktop. Go to the desktop or laptop you want to use as your main device and press windows key p.

Lot of people will tell you it is impossible but it is not. If you re only using your laptop as a second monitor at home you can allow any device and leave the pin blank. In fact i m literally sitting here in a hotel with a separate usb3 lcd display panel to use as a second monitor. As you want to use the laptop as a second monitor for productivity you should select extend. 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.

I ve also used duet display and used my ipad pro as a second monitor. On the main pc that you want to use your laptop s display as secondary display for. You just need the right parts. I usually travel with a main laptop and a backup laptop anyway. Refer to this youtube video for furth.

Click on the notifications action center icon in the bottom right hand corner of the taskbar. Change the first drop. 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. So my laptop got old and suddenly stop working. But the lcd was still ok so why not make an second monitor of it.

It served me well for a good 5 years with a number of service centre visits battery and hard disk replacements formats and os upgrades. Turn your old useless laptop screen into an external monitor.