What is ‘Projecting to This PC feature disabled’ error in Windows 10?
In this article, we are going to discuss on How to fix Projecting to This PC feature disabled issue in Windows 10. You are provided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.
‘Projecting to This PC feature disabled’ issue:
‘Projecting to This PC’ feature is Windows built-in feature allows you to wirelessly connect with monitor on another computer and use it as your second monitor. You can also project your screen to another computer or device on your computer screen. It offers you can play movies, games, etc, on your Smartphone while streaming them on your large computer screen, or else. It improves your productivity and working capability if you use this feature in your Windows computer. It is quite simple & easy to use this feature/option in your computer.
However, several users reported they faced Projecting to This PC feature disabled issue on their Windows 10 computer when they tried to access Projecting to This PC feature. This issue indicates when you try to access Projecting to This PC feature in Windows built-in Settings app, you experience ‘Projecting to This PC’ feature option is greyed out or is disabled, and you are unable to apply any changes to it. This error prevents you from enabling Projecting to This PC feature in your computer for some reasons. Let’s go for the solution.
How to fix Projecting to This PC feature disabled issue in Windows 10?
Method 1: Install the wireless display
One possible way to fix the issue is to install wireless display in your computer.
Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ app in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and go to ‘System > Projecting to This PC’
Step 2: Under ‘Add the wireless display’ optional feature, click ‘Optional features’. On the opened page, search for ‘Wireless’ in the same page and tick ‘Wireless Display’ and click ‘Next’, and tap ‘Install’ to install it.
Step 3: Once installed, check if it works toward resolving the issue.
Method 2: Fix Projecting to This PC feature disabled issue using registry editor
Step 1: Open ‘Registry Editor’ app in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and go to following path in left pane
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Connect
Step 2: Now, look for ‘AllowProjectionToPC’ registry value in right-pane and if it is not there, right-click on ‘Connect’ key and select ‘New > DWORD (32-bit) value’ and name the registry value to ‘AllowProjectionToPC’
Step 3: Now, double-click on newly created registry value to edit, empty the value data field and hit ‘Ok’ button to save the changes. Once done, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 3: Fix ‘Projecting to This PC feature disabled’ issue using Local Group Policy Editor
Step 1: Press ‘Windows + R’ keys on keyboard, type ‘gpedit.msc’ in ‘Run’ window and hit ‘Ok’ button to open ‘Group Policy Editor’ app, and go to following path in left pane
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Connect
Step 2: Find and double-click ‘Don’t allow this PC to be projected to’ policy to open its Properties. Select ‘Disabled’ radio option and then hit ‘Apply > Ok’ button to save the changes. Once done, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 4: Check for wireless display support
Step 1: Type ‘cmd’ in Windows Search Box and press ‘CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER’ keys on keyboard to open ‘Command Prompt as Administrator’
Step 2: Type the following command and hit ‘Enter’ key to execute.
netsh wlan show drivers
Step 3: This shows the complete information about the network driver, just take a look at ‘wireless display supported’ option. If it says ‘No’, that means the WiFi Direct is not supported and you can’t project anything to this computer
Method 5: Update the network driver
You can update network driver to latest and compatible version can resolve the issue.
Step 1: Open ‘Device Manager’ app in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and expand ‘Network Adapters’ category
Step 2: Find and right-click on your network driver, and select ‘Update Driver’, and follow on-screen instructions to finish update and once updated, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Download or reinstall network driver update in Windows PC [Automatically]
You can also try to update all Windows drivers including network driver using Automatic Driver Update Tool. You can get this tool through button/link below.
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Conclusion
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