![]() I've tested it on my Windows 8.1 machine during weekend. With AirServer Universal you might be able to use a Windows 8.1 machine to show the screens of AirPlay iOS devices (iPhone, iPad) and Miracast devices (Android, Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1) streamed wireless to this Windows machine.ĪirServer Universal is available here as a 7 day trial and will be licensed for educational purpopses (8 to 12 US $), for private use (14 $) and for business use (20 $). The PC version supports now – beside AirPlay (Apple) – also Miracast on capable Windows 8.1 machines.Īpp Dynamics developed this extension in cooperation with Intel and Microsoft, to enable Windows 8.1 as a universal mirroring receiver for AirPlay and Miracast. ![]() The new 3.x version of this program was rebranded as AirServer Universal. AirServer was known to me as an AirPlay receiver for Windows (see Windows per AirServer als AirPlay-Empfänger nutzen). Well, on October 31st, 2014, App Dynamics released AirServer Version 3.0.12. ![]() I was searching the web for another topics (to prepare an article about mirroring Android screens to Windows desktop) – and on page 2 of Google`s search results I stumbled upon this article.ĪirServer Universal: Turns your Windows 8.1 machine into a Miracast receiver Since August 2014 I searched the web from time to time for hints of upcoming solutions – till now without success at all.īut last weekend everything changed. Obviously the message was "Microsoft had no plans, to release a Miracast application" – but they added some APIs to allow third party developers enables a Windows 8.1 machine as a Miracast receiver. Miracast Receive – exposes a set of Wi-Fi direct APIs for Independent Hardware Vendor (IHV) drivers or OEM drivers to develop Windows 32-bit applications that run on all supported x86-based or 圆4-based versions of Windows 8.1, enabling the computer as a Miracast receiver. There was one sentence in this Microsoft blog article ( and here), that kept my attention: Till August 2014 the answer was always "no chance, Windows 8.1 doesn't support Miracast as a receiver".īut August 2014 Update Rollup changes the game. If hardware supports Miracast, can we use a Windows 8.1 machine as a Miracast receiver? This question was on my agenda since August 2013. Is Windows 8.1 capable to act as a Miracast receiver? Hands on: Streamcasting mit DLNA, Miracast, Airplay & Co. A link list (to my German blog articles) is available in the following article. Within my (German) blog I've tested many Miracast receiver and also several Windows 8.1 and Android 4.x devices as Miracast sender. See this wikipedia article and this Microsoft article for further reading. But there is a mandatory hardware support for for Miracast. Miracast is a vendor independent standard to stream audio and video signals wireless from a Windows 8.1 machine or an Android 4.2.3 device to Miracast receivers. Windows 8.1 itself doesn't come with a "receiver application" for Miracast at all. Well, that question was answered "No, that isn't possible". My LG smart via WIFI, but at one point it was connected via Ethernet (powerline) and miracast worked then with my phone.I still remember the question, raised in summer 2013 in Microsoft's Answers forums: "So, if upcoming Windows 8.1 supports Miracast, can I use my Surface Pro to receive a screen mirrored from another Windows 8.1 machine?". I am currently connected my Desktop to the internet via Ethernet. Page File: 5795MB used, 12960MB available "Your PC or Mobile device does not support miracast, so it can project wirelessly"īelow are my specs. But when I go to notification and click on CONNECT, i get the following message. ![]() I can detect my LG Smart TV via devices and add it. I am trying to connect my W10 to my LG Smart TV while using miracast. ![]()
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