If you own an iPhone or iPad, you can mirror its screen on your Windows PC to use it as a second display. This is great for when you need to work on a document or presentation on one screen and see what you’re working on on the other. To mirror your iPhone or iPad’s screen, first make sure that the device is connected to your computer via a USB cable. Then open iTunes and click the “Devices” tab. Under “iPhone,” select the device you want to mirror and click the “Sync” button. Next, open Windows Explorer and navigate to where you saved your iPhone or iPad’s .ipad file (if it’s not in Windows Explorer, create a new folder called “.ipad”). Right-click the file and select “Open With.” In the Open With dialog box, select iTunes from the list of programs and click OK. Now that iTunes is open, click the “Video” tab and select “iPhone Video.” You’ll now see all of your iPhone’s or iPad’s videos appear in iTunes. Click any video to play it back on your computer. ..
You can download the app from Microsoft’s website, or search the Microsoft Store that comes with Windows. Click the Start button, type “Microsoft Store,” then hit Enter or click “Open.”
Search for “Airplay Screen Mirroring Receiver,” and click the indicated result.
Click “Install,” and wait for it to download. Then click “Open.”
AirPlay Screen Mirroring will launch immediately. The default name of the receiver is your PC’s name, though you can change that by clicking the pencil icon if you want.
You should see a message “The receiver has been successfully started” near the top. If you don’t, try restarting the application.
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After you start the mirroring app on your Windows PC, you need to connect to it from your iPhone.
Open the Control Center by swiping up from the bottom, or down from the top right edge, depending on which iPhone you have. Then tap “Screen Mirroring.”
Your PC name, or whatever name you chose, should appear on a list of available devices. If it isn’t there, double-check that your PC and your iPhone are on the name Wi-Fi network, and that the mirroring app has access to the LAN through Windows Firewall.
Now, whatever you do on your iPhone or iPad displays in the AirPlay receiver window, including music and videos. You can enlarge the window to make the content from your device larger on your PC’s screen.
To stop mirroring iOS or iPadOS to your PC, close the Airplay Receiver by clicking the X button in the top right corner of the window. Your PC will not be visible on in the AirPlay settings on your iPhone or iPad anymore.
As we mentioned earlier, you can mirror your Apple device or Mac to your TV using Apple TV. But if you don’t have an Apple TV, you can also mirror anything from your computer to your TV using a Google Chromecast. You can also read more about AirPlay and other wireless display standards here.
