How to Connect a Projector to Your Windows 10 Computer

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Windows 10 is a great operating system for business use. If you’re holding a business meeting, or some other kind of a presentation, a projector is a must.

So, in this article, I’m going to show you how to connect a projector to a computer or laptop running Windows 10.

Steps to connect your computer to a projector

In this guide, we’re going to cover the following instances:

Connect your Windows 10 PC to a projector (old Windows 10 versions)

Connect a projector to a Windows 10 April/ October Update PC

Connect a laptop to a projector using HDMI to VGA cable

Connect your computer to a projector on Bluetooth

To be able to connect a projector to your computer, it has to have two video ports (otherwise, connect it instead of your regular monitor). And these ports must match projector’s ports. This shouldn’t be a problem if your PC, or projector are not older than two or three years.

After you connect your projector to your computer, you need to perform a couple of tweaks in the Settings app.

1. How to connect your projector to a Windows 10 computer

Go to Start Menu, open Settings and go to System

Under Display, click Advanced display settings

Drag and drop the onscreen computer screens to the right or left until they match the physical placement of the real computer screens

Choose your main display

Now you should set what your projector is going to show. You do that by adjusting the Orientation settings and Multiple displays settings. Here are the available options:

Duplicate These Displays: This option shows the exact same image on your regular monitor and on the projected screen
Extend These Displays: This option stretches Windows to fit across both screens
Show only on 1: Choose this before you’re ready to show off your presentation. Then switch to Duplicate These Displays
Show Only on 2: Choose this to show only the second display, which is useful when hooking up a tablet to a TV for watching movies in a dark room

Click Apply to save your settings

If you’re having trouble opening the Setting app, take a look at this article to solve the issue.

Duplicate option doesn’t work with your projector? Check out this guide to fix the issue in no time.

2. How to connect a projector to a Windows 10 April/ October Update PC

Connecting your PC to a projector is a lot simpler in some Windows 10 OS versions, such as the April Update or the October Update. Microsoft added a dedicated Settings section to this task, allowing users to quickly connect a projector to their PCs.

Here’s how to do that:

Go to Settings > System > select Display

Click on ‘Connect to a wireless display‘

A new window will appear on the right side of the screen displaying all the projectors found.

Select the projector that you want to connect to and you’re done.

If you can’t connect to your wireless display, take a look at this article that will help you fix the issue.

It is worth mentioning that you don’t need a cable to connect your Windows 10 computer to a projector. If both devices support Miracast, you can simply select the option ‘Connect to a wireless display’ choose a projector and then the projector will mirror your computer’s screen.

Speaking of Miracast, we have dedicated a series of articles to this tool. Check them out to better understand what Miracast is, how to use it and how to fix various issues that may occur during usage:

3. How to connect a laptop to a projector using HDMI to VGA cable

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What if the technical configuration available forces you to connect your computer to a projector using a HDMI to VGA cable? How do you connect a laptop that has no VGA port to a projector?

If one of your devices has an HDMI port, while the other sports only a VGA port, then you’ll need a HDMI to VGA converter so that you can connect your laptop to your projector.

Connect the converter to your laptop, and then connect the projector to the converter and you’re done.

If you don’t have a HDMI to VGA cable, you can buy one from Amazon. We recommend you the Cable Matters Active HDMI to VGA adapter which is available for only $14.99.

That’s it, you now know how to connect and adjust your projector and Windows 10 computer, and you can get ready for the presentation. If you have any comments or suggestions, reach for the comments section, below.

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4. Connect your computer to a projector on Bluetooth

Of course, if both your computer and projector support Bluetooth technology, you can also use this method to connect the two.

Go to Settings > Devices > Bluetooth and other devices

Select the option ‘ Add Bluetooth or other device’

Select your projector and follow the on-screen instructions to link the two.

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Alright, so this is how you can get your computer to display on a projector and also fix potential issues along the way.

If you have any more suggestions or questions, don’t hesitate to leave them in the comments section below.

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