How to mirror your PC screen on Chromecast

Send movies, presentations or your video calls to a TV with Chromecast.

Screen of a laptop projected on a TV connected to Chromecast

Google Chromecast is a device that connects to a television through the HDMI port and plays on this device the content that is sent to it via Wi-Fi from compatible mobile applications such as YouTube, Netflix, Google Photos, among many others.

However, its wireless technology is also integrated into the desktop version of Google Chrome. Chrome users can use a Chromecast device in several ways, including duplicating the Windows screen with sound included on the TV, which is equivalent to being able to show presentations, video calls, movies, etc. Below, we show you how to do it.

How to mirror your computer screen to a TV with Chromecast

Open Chrome on your PC and click on the three-dot icon located at the top right of the screen.

On the menu that appears, click Cast…

Option for casting to chromecast from Google Chrome

In the menu that opens, click on the Sources drop-down menu and select the Cast desktop option.

Once the Cast desktop option is activated, select the Chromecast device.

Option for castion desktop to chromecast from Google Chrome

Finally, tap on the screen you want to stream and click Share.

Instead of Cast desktop, you could also have chosen the default Cast tab or Cast file option. With the first you can transmit a Chrome tab, while with the second option you can send multimedia files such as songs and videos in the formats that Chromecast accepts.

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