How to Use Laptop as Monitor for PC on Windows 10

In this fast-moving world, PC users want to work on multiple screens at a time, for them, I have an ultimate guide on How to Use Laptop as Monitor for PC on Windows 10. In this present scenario, everyone needs to be adaptable and constantly keeping up to speed in this fast-moving world. To be a multi-performer is the need of today’s working and professional sectors. The need for a multi-performer employees has become a basic requirements to be eligible for any job. Long hours, tight deadlines, and ever-increasing demands can leave your feeling worried, drained, and overwhelmed. So more work in less time is required. But it is not possible with a single system screen or equipment and hence, note possible to buy more systems and equipment. Then, what is the solution? Working within in the availability is only the solution. Using laptop as a monitor is one of those solutions. So that you can get multi-screens in front of you which will make your work more easier and efficient.
No technical knowledge is required except for the basic ideas and concepts of the system.

How to Use Laptop as Monitor for PC

There are many ways of doing that and after testing several ways I have came with the best solutions on How to Use Laptop as Monitor for PC on Windows 10 and they are as follows:-

Using Miracast on Windows 10

If you want to connect laptop screen with PC and use it as a duplicate, you can easily do it by using Miracast Technology. It is an in-built application present in the latest version of MS Windows 10 and it’s very quick & easy to setup.

To setup Miracast, you need to perform some tasks on the Laptop as well as PC and they are as follows.

Laptop which you want to use as a Secondary Monitor

• Go to the start menu and click on settings.
• Click on system icon
• Click on “projecting to this PC” on the left menu.
• For other object projections on it, change the drop- down menu to available everywhere.
• Make the necessary changes as per the requirements.

After doing all these steps go back to the PC for doing the next settings.

PC Primary screen which you want to display on the Laptop

Following steps to be carried out for the purpose on the main PC.

• Click on the Notification Center near the date & time display on the taskbar.
• Click on the “connect “button which appeared on notification window
• Look for your laptop name in the available devices list on and click on it
• Accept the connection request on your laptop (Look at your Laptop).
• Right click on the desktop of the main PC and click on the display settings
• Change the “multiple displays” to “extend desktop to this display”
• Your laptop is ready to be used as secondary monitor.

Using Space Desk Software

If you are having trouble with using windows 10 Miracast, you can give a shot to a third-party application called Space Desk, another tool from which you can use a laptop as a secondary monitor.

You need to fulfill some requirements on both Laptop and Main PC in order to use this application to fulfill the purpose.

You need to download the space desk software from the official website in order to use it.
https://spacedesk.net

For laptop download space desk viewer software.
For primary PC download space desk drive software.

• Following are the steps given below
• After the installation of the software on both the system ,restart them.
• Both the system must be connected on the same LAN or WiFi network.
• Start the application on the laptop, look for the primary PC on the screen.
• Identify the primary PC and click on connect.
• You are now connected.

To connect your main PC to Laptop manually follow the steps given below:

• Open the Space Desk HTML Viewer on the laptop by using this link http://spacedesk.ph/html5viewer
• Insert the IP address of your main PC and click connect.
• If you don’t know the IP address of your PC, launch the application on the PC and the IP address will be displayed there. Both the process enables you to use Laptop as Monitor for PC use the MS Miracast application if your using Windows with GPU cards and use Space Desk application if your are using NVIDIA/AMD GPU.

Benefits of secondary screen

1.Performing multiple task  or programs

number of tasks {different software’s, games, documents, videos, content writing, you tube} can be performed at the same time.it will make the way of working much easier and hence can reduce the work stress by performing multiple task in a very sort time.

2.Boost productivity

using multiple screens has been always very helpful in maintain the work flow  and making it faster and more efficient which increases the productivity and will make you a smarter employee and an asset for the company you are working for.

3.For digital marketers

it has been proved much beneficial for sharing data across the multiple platforms with just a single drag and drops which can be done very easily

4.Avoid toggle between two or more applications

you may have benefited from having a second display  because it is quite efficient and helpful in avoiding the toggle between two or more applications.

Conclusion

There are more and more advantages of having multiple screen besides the points mention below.it has been very efficient and helpful for performing lots of work at the same time.
Some popular third party tools are:

• Input Director
• Share Mouse
• Synergy
• Mouse without Borders