How To Use Second Laptop As Extended Monitor

This is the updated and much improved version of my old video on this this video shows you a cool use for an old second laptop you might have lying around at.

How to use second laptop as extended monitor. The easiest option is to extend your laptop s display across multiple monitors which is a great way to boost your productivity. This allows you to use the primary monitor normally and the secondary monitors at their. Click the multiple displays drop down list and then select extend these displays or duplicate these displays. On the machine you want to use as a second monitor head over to settings system projecting to this pc and set it up as you like considering convenience vs. You can use an external monitor with a closed laptop by tweaking sleep settings.

Get two three machines ready with teamviewer installed. On windows machine go in screen resolution and add screens. At the bottom hit connect to a wireless display. You can add by detecting screens even though they are not physically present yet. Go to the desktop or laptop you want to use as your main device and press windows key p select how you want the screen to be displayed 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.

Then from your main machine the one you are projecting from just hit windows key p like you were projecting to a projector or second display. Sign up with your account and grant easy access to them. If the additional monitor s are not listed click detect. Typically when using a multi monitor setup on a desktop or laptop you want to use the extend option. Use your second laptop as a second monitor.

Now that your laptop is set up for projection.