"add a wireless display" missing windows 8.1

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I am trying to connect a wireless display (Samsung 2013 tv) with my Asus Windows 8.1 laptop. When I go to the charms menu and select 'devices', the option to 'Add a wireless display' is missing.

From what I remember, the option was there before I installed the windows 8.1 update, but I didn't have a need to connect it wirelessly to my TV at that time.

I ran the Intel WiDi program. This found the Samsung TV. I entered the pairing code and the TV displayed a message to say that it was connected to my laptop. However, that it where it ended. It just stays on that same screen and doesn't display what's on my laptop screen.

Am I missing something really obvious here? I feel like I'm going around in circles!

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Steve.

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Hi Steve,

We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.

Generally, if your PC came with Windows 8.1 and your wireless display supports Miracast, you’re ready to add the wireless display to your PC to complete the connection, and start projecting.

However, if you upgraded your PC from an older version of Windows, you'll need to make sure your PC supports Miracast and is ready to project. Also, if the display you'll project to doesn’t support Miracast, you’ll need to set up the display by adding an extra piece of hardware to it before you can start projecting.

I would have you add the display to complete the connection.

Follow these steps to add a wireless display to your PC:

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Devices.

(If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and then click Devices.) 2. Tap or click Project, and then tap or click Add a wireless display. 3. Choose the wireless display in the list of devices found, and follow the instructions on the screen.

There are few suggestions to fix the issue. I would have you refer to the section “Fix problems” from the following link and see if it fixes the issue.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/project-wireless-screen-miracast

If there are no Windows 8.1 drivers, you may refer to the link and install the drivers in compatibility mode.

**Make older programs compatible with this version of Windows**

For more information, refer to the link.

http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/archive/2013/11/12/windows-8-1-on-your-big-screen-with-miracast.aspx

Keep us posted on the status of the issue. We will be glad to assist you.

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Anonymous

2017-02-05T10:18:50+00:00

i don't have "project" option in windows 8.1
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Anonymous

2016-08-09T20:38:08+00:00

Taking Dvashgadol's and Airliner54's lead I found that it was the Deterministic Network Enhancer. Once unchecked I was able to access the "add a wireless display"
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Anonymous

2016-05-16T00:50:39+00:00

**ANSWER ----->**http://www.nextofwindows.com/add-a-wireless-display-is-missing-in-windows-8-1-and-how-to-get-it-back
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Anonymous

2016-03-13T04:54:28+00:00

Thanks! This really helped. I've been searching for months to figure out why my wireless display stopped working. After seeing your post, I remembered that the problem started when a Cisco VPN was added to my computer. When I checked my WiFi properties, I saw a Deterministic Network Enhancer (installed as part of the VPN install) checked. Sure enough, when I disabled it, the wireless display worked flawlessly. I'll just have to remember to turn it back on when I need the VPN.
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