Cast to Device is a feature on Windows 10, allowing users to stream contents such as videos, music and pictures using Windows Media Player to other devices like DLNA. Recently, there are several users reported about Cast to Device Not Working in Windows 10.
They are not able to stream the content on other devices. If you are running with the same issue, make sure you follow our fixes provided below the post to resolve the problem. However, before that, we recommend you use PC Repair Tool – an automatic tool to check for possible Windows related issues to automatically resolve the problem:
Different solutions for Cast to Device Not Working in Windows 10
Solution 1: Run Hardware and Device Troubleshooter
- On the Windows Search, type Troubleshoot,
- Click on the match option on the search result,
- In Troubleshoot window, select Hardware and Devices,
- Now, click on Run the Troubleshooter.
Solution 2: Make sure Network Discovery option is turned ON
- Search for Network on the search box and open it,
- Click on Settings and select Open Network Status,
- Now, click Network and Sharing Center,
- Select Change advanced sharing settings,
- See, if the Network discovery is turn on in the window appears,
- If not, select the Turn on network discovery option,
- Select Turn on file an printer sharing option as well,
- Click on Save Changes to apply the settings,
- Now, check if Cast to Device is now working.
Solution 3: Update Network Card Driver
If Cast to Device Not Working in Windows 10 problem continues, you should check if outdated drivers are not causing the trouble. We recommend you use automatic driver updating tool to bring it up to date. Here is its direct downloading link.
The advantage of using this tool is that you do not need which manufacturer’s driver you are using and on what system configuration you are running it on. The tool will do all that for you and provide the best compatible driver to download on your system.
Solution 4: Change settings on Windows Media Player
Many a user dealing with this problem managed to resolve it simply by resetting the stream permissions on the Windows Media Player. Make sure if this method works in your case:
- Open your Windows Media Player,
- Click on the Stream button,
- Now, click on Turn on media streaming,
- On the Control Panel window opens up, pick Turn on media streaming option and then click Ok,
- Now, open Windows Media Player and click on the Stream button again,
- Select the options that say Allow Internet access to home media and Automatically allow devices to play media,
- Check and confirm now if now the Cast to Device supports on other devices.
Solution 5: Temporarily disable your antivirus program
.The problem might be caused by third party antivirus tool you are using. It might be blocking the public network connection which is needed for cast to device working. Make sure you disable your antivirus tool for sometimes for the moment now. You can do this easily via its system tray icon’s context menu.
Solution 6: Perform these changes to Windows Defender Firewall settings
- Search for Windows Firewall on the search box,
- From Windows Defender Firewall, select Allow an app,
- Click on Change settings,
- Scroll down and locate Cast to Device and select both the check-boxes next to it and done.
Solution 7: Make sure Microsoft LLDP Protocol Driver Setting is selected
If above solutions do not work and you still encounter Cast to Device Not Working in Windows 10, make sure that Microsoft LLDP Protocol Driver Setting option is selected:
- Search for Network on the windows Search and open Network Status,
- Click on Network and Sharing Center and select Change adapter settings,
- Right-click on your adapter and go to its properties,
- Make sure the checkbox Microsoft LLDP Protocol Driver is selected,
- Confirm the changes by clicking OK button,
- Now, try with the same that throwing you the problem Cast to Device Not Working in Windows 10 and see if it is now resolved.
Conclusion
That’s all! We are now ending up our post on how to fix the problem due to which you are not able to cast a device on other devices. Hope so, the fixes provided in this post are helpful for you in resolving the problem. Share your experience on this post with us from the below comment section.
