How to fix “This device doesn’t support Miracast” on windows 10

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Windows 10 Projection on this PC is a feature that allows you to project your other devices onto your computer’s screen wirelessly. But if you try to use this feature, you can get an error message that says, “This device doesn’t support Miracast, so you can’t project to it wirelessly.”. To repair it, we will guide you through the steps of this article.

Try These Methods

You may not have to try them all; work your way down on the list until you find the one that works for you.

Method 1: Check If Your PC Supports Or PC Doesn’t Support Miracast

Miracast is a wireless technology that allows users to mirror one’s device’s display to another device. Before you use it, the first thing you need to do is check if your device supports it.

  1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R at the same time to call the run box. Enter dxdiag, then press Enter on your keyboard.dxdiag run
  2. In the Diagnostic Tool window, click at the bottom on Save All Information.directX window
  3. Select Desktop when the Save As window appears to make it easy to find. Then click Save.save as
  4. Double-click the DxDiag text file from your Desktop to open it.notepad
  5. In the System Information section, look for Miracast. Now you can know if it is available or not. If not available, then this device doesn’t support Miracast.

If this device doesn’t support Miracast, you would need to buy a wireless adapter like Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter.

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Method 2: Check Whether WiFi Is Enabled On Both Devices

Miracast is a standard WiFi. So, to connect your computer to another device, you need to use WiFi. Many users report that they cannot use Miracast because they use Ethernet. After switching to WiFi, they can connect their computer to other devices. This allows you to check if WiFi is enabled on your computer:

  1.  On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key, Windows logo key, and R at the same time to invoke the Run box. Adjustments of type ms: network-wifi, then press Enter on the keyboard.ms settings
  2.  Click on the lever to activate WiFi if it’s deactivated.click on the toggle to activate WiFi if it’s deactivated.
  3.  You also need to check if WiFi is enabled on other devices. For iOS and Android users, you can usually allow WiFi via App Settings.

Connect it to the same network once you enable WiFi on your PC and display device.

Now you can check if it works:

  1. In the search box, type projection. Select the projection settings for the result.projection settings

The error message must be left.error These are a few steps to be followed to fix this device that doesn’t support miracast issue.

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Method 3: Reinstall Your Wireless Network Adapter Driver If My PC Doesn’t Support Miracast

Your wireless network adapter driver may be outdated or corrupted, which would prevent you from connecting your PC to the Internet. If you have WiFi enabled but cannot really relate to WiFi and still see the error message, you must reinstall the WiFi network adapter driver. If the wireless driver is to blame, reinstalling it will get you back online in minutes. Here’s how you can do it:

  1.  On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R at the same time to call the run box. Type devmgmt.msc followed by pressing enter.mgmt run
  2.  Expand network adapters. Select your WiFi network adapter driver, click on it and select Uninstall device.uninstall
  3.  Reboot your computer.

If the wireless network adapter driver has not fixed your problem, check your network driver to see if it is compatible.

Method 4: Check Your Network Driver To See If It Is Compatible And If Your Device Doesn’t Support Miracast

To check that your network driver is compatible, you can follow the following steps:

  1.  Right-click on the Start menu. Windows logo key, then select Windows PowerShell (Admin).select windows powershell (admin).
  2.  Click Yes if a command prompt asks to the right. Copy the order and go to the window. Then press Enter.powershell

Get-netadapt_select Name, ndisversion- Enter the command line and click enter

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Method 5: Update Network Drivers

If your network drivers are outdated or defective, you will encounter connectivity problems. To fix it, you need to look for updates.

You can manually update the network drivers by going to the manufacturers’ official websites to download and install the correct network drivers for your system. This may take a long time, and you may risk downloading the wrong drivers for your system. So, if you’re not comfortable doing it alone, we recommend using Driver Easy to update your network drivers automatically.

  1. Download and install Driver Easy.download and install driver easy.
  2. Run the driver and click the Analyze button now. (Any problem drivers can cause problems. Therefore, we recommend checking for drivers updates regularly.)update
  3. Click the Update button next to your WiFi network adapter driver to automatically download the correct version of this driver. You can install it manually (you can do so with the FREE version).

Or click Update everything to automatically download and install the correct version of all missing or outdated drivers on your system. (You’ll be prompted to update when you click Update Everything.)

Driver Easy’s Pro version has full technical support. If you need help, please contact the Driver Easy support team at support@driveeasy.com.

After updating the drivers, restart the computer for effects.

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Method 6: Automatically Set For Wireless Mode Selection

Your WiFi adapter may be in 5GHz or 802.11blg instead of the car. To configure it to Auto, follow these steps: Due to this, this device doesn’t support miracast may occur.

  1.  On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key, Windows logo key, and R at the same time to invoke the Run box. Type devmgmt.msc followed by pressing enter.mgmt run
  2. On your wireless network adapter driver, press right-click and explore properties.properties
  3. Select the Advanced tab. Set the value to the car. Then click OK.

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Method 7: Disable Third-Party VPN

If you use third-party VPN software such as Cisco AnyConnect on your PC, it may conflict with you using Miracast mirror. vpn

What’s preventing my laptop from using Miracast or why doesn’t your computer support Miracast Windows 10? I answered this question in the article above.

Conclusion 

Finally, the error “This device doesn’t support Miracast or Miracast windows 10 so you can’t project to it wirelessly.” may occur due to a variety of reasons, mainly related to the problems of compatibility and network driver issues. So I hope, with the Methods in this article, you can solve your problem.