Display laptop screen and share via Zoom
Display laptop screen and share via Zoom
Hey there, I see you're dealing with a tricky setup. It sounds like you're trying to share your laptop screen onto your second monitor while keeping your main display active. Since you're having trouble with zooming and sharing, it might help to double-check your display settings or try using a different method like a screen mirroring app. If the issue persists, let me know what you're using—software or hardware—and I can give more specific advice.
To achieve this, you'd need to add a capture card to your PC. Affordable options connect via USB-A, though they restrict resolution and refresh speed. You'd then configure a virtual camera in OBS to show the captured feed. Screensharing another machine isn't possible directly. Alternatively, using remote control software like AnyDesk allows you to stream while remote, but compression will reduce quality significantly—typically needing two passes through the system before reaching call participants (once in AnyDesk, once in Zoom).
You connect to your laptop via remote access from your desktop and share its screen using AnyDesk on your PC, which displays the laptop's display. This is likely the most affordable option.