How to Download and Install Miracast for Windows 11

What Is Miracast?

Miracast is a standard introduced in 2012 by the Wi-Fi Alliance for wireless connections. With it, you can cast screen mirrors wirelessly from sending devices (such as laptops, tablets, or smartphones) to display receivers (such as TVs, monitors, or projectors).

It’s Very Easy to Enable and Use Miracast on Windows 10

Miracast is a tool that can be used to mirror PC screens to other external displays like TVs. This post tells you how to enable and use Miracast on Windows 10.

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Does My PC Support Miracast?

Miracast is supported only if your PC meets the following requirements:

• Windows 8.1 or later operating systems.
• Your computer has a wireless network card and it supports Miracast.
• The graphics card of the computer supports Miracast.

Here is how to check whether the graphics card supports Miracast:

1. Press Windows key + R to open the Run box.
2. In the Run box, type “dxdiag” and press Enter to open DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
3. On the tool, click the Save All Information button and then save the DxDiag.txt file to the Desktop.
4. Open the DxDiag.txt file. Under System Information, it will tell you whether Miracast is available or not on your PC.

Here is how to check whether your PC has a wireless network card and whether this card supports Miracast: 

1. Press Windows key + R to open the Run box.
2. In the Run box, type “devmgmt.msc” and press Enter to open Device Manager.
3. Expand the Network adapters directory and check whether there is an adapter’s name having the word “wireless” or “wifi”. If there is no such adapter, it means that your PC doesn’t have a wireless network card.
4. If your PC has a wireless network card, right-click on its adapter and choose Properties. Go to the Advanced tab to check whether there is 11n mode. Make sure it is enabled. If there is no 802.11n mode, it means that the wireless network card doesn’t support Miracast.

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Get the Miracast Download on Windows 11

If Miracast Windows 11 is available but you can’t screen mirror still, you need to get the latest Miracast download. Here is the guide:

1. Press Windows key + I to open Settings.
2. Go to Windows Update > Advanced options > Optional updates and then select display and wireless network drivers to update.

Of course, you can also use Device Manager to update them. After that, you need to connect the screen sender and receiver to the same wifi, select the Network icon on the right side of the taskbar, select Cast, and pick your display or adapter. Then, follow the on-screen instructions to use Miracast.

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