I'm trying to connect my Windows 11 desktop to my LG television to view a streaming service that doesn't have an app on the TV.
I can set up the TV for screen sharing, connect to the TV via the Windows key + K. The TV comes up as an option, I selected and my desktop
screen appears. But when I open a browser to view the video it doesn't appear on the TV screen even though screen sharing is working.
I am able to view these streaming services connecting a laptop to the television via an HDMI cable. But I cannot cast or screen share the same
video stream from my Windows 11 PC.
Any suggestions as to what the problem would be and how to fix it?
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April 10, 2025
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Screen casting a Windows 11 to a LG Oled
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Hello dan72205,
Welcome to Microsoft Community.
I understand your situation. From your description, it seems you are encountering issues when sharing your screen or video stream. There are a few details I need to confirm with you. When screen sharing and playing videos in the browser, is it that all situations fail to display on the projected screen, or is it only specific instances? For example, do only certain sites not work? If you have only tried a few websites, please try more, including video player clients. If only specific sites do not work, please provide the specific websites so I can try them.
Besides the source of the video, there are also details about the video itself, such as window mode and full-screen mode. How is the video stream not displaying? Suppose you are playing in a browser window; does it show the entire computer screen, but the video stream area only shows a black screen?
Here is what you need to do: try different sources (if it is specific sites, provide the links, as some service providers may restrict video distribution through technical means), use a player, and describe the specific manifestation of the video not displaying in the shared screen. Thank you very much for your cooperation.
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I've tried the screen casting and several websites, commercial, education and
Three streaming services and it hasn't worked for any of them. All I get on the TV screen is a picture
of my computer desktop. I'm trying to view streaming sporting events on the Big Ten network.
They have a subscription service called BTN plus. I've been able to connect to it using a laptop
connected to an HDMI port on the television networks fine. But it would be nice not to have to make the connection
all the time and move the computer to where the TV is.
Thanks for taking a look into this.
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Which projection option did you select when using the wireless connection (duplicate, extend, second screen only)? Maybe you could try changing these options to see if there is any difference.
You can also try checking if you can correctly cast YouTube videos in Chrome using the Chromecast feature.
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