How to Project your Windows Phone 8.1 Screen to an External Display

In this blog you will learn how to project Windows Phone 8.1 screen to an external display using Project My Screen App.

In Windows Phone 8.1, there are two ways to project your screen.

• Wireless
• Wired

Wireless

Projecting your screen wirelessly uses Miracast technology. This requires a compatible receiver (e.g. a Smart TV, Netgear PTV3000) and will support only on newer WP 8.1.

Wired

Here I am going to show the steps to project your windows phone 8.1 screen to an external display by using USB cable.

Steps:

• You’ll need to install the Project My Screen App on your Windows device (Windows PC, laptop, or tablet).Link to download Project My Screen App http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=42536.
  
  
• Use a USB cable to connect your phone to your Windows device as shown below.
  
  
  
  
• Start the Project My Screen App on your Windows device as like the following screen.
  
  
  
  
• Once the App starts, it ask permission on your phone. Yes or No is prompted to allow screen projection as like below.
  
  
  
  
• Select Yes to project your screen as shown below.