Subj : miracast
To   : Doug Cooper
From : August Abolins
Date : Fri Jul 10 2020 05:07 am

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

>  AA> C:\>netsh wlan show drivers
>  AA> The Wireless AutoConfig Service (wlansvc) is not running.
>  AA>
>  AA> 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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