HT204592: Use your iMac as a display with Target Display Mode

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RobK1801
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Q: Can I use a Target Display on the iMac with a Microsoft laptop?

I have Microsoft Laptop and would like to hook it up to my 27inch iMac to use as a display I know we can do this with Mac Book but can we do it in the same way with a microsoft laptop?

 

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Posted on Jun 16, 2016 3:18 AM

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RobK1801

Q: Can I use a Target Display on the iMac with a Microsoft laptop?

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  • by mende1,Helpful

    mende1 mende1 Jun 16, 2016 3:33 AM in response to RobK1801
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    Jun 16, 2016 3:33 AM in response to RobK1801

    Unfortunately, that's not possible. Apple only supports Target Display mode if you want to use your iMac as an external display for another Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt-equipped Mac.

     

    Apart from that, note that you would only be able to plug a laptop with Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt, and both of them are very strange connectors on any non-Apple computer.

  • by Rudegar,

    Rudegar Rudegar Jun 16, 2016 7:49 AM in response to RobK1801
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    Jun 16, 2016 7:49 AM in response to RobK1801

    you can do it using programs such as teamviewer or remote desktop or a vnc client / server pretty easy really but there is a performance dec and you can't really use it to view movies or play games