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Choosing a presentation display for your meeting spaces is hard. ViewSonic wants to help with this complete guide on all types of displays! The first USB came out in 1996. Now, 23 years later, USB 3.2 is undergoing industry adoption via USB-C (or USB Type-C) connectors. This includes a wide range of use cases, like through dedicated USB-C monitors.So you’ve got your cable and you’ve connected it up. You may well find that Windows has done the rest for you, and your monitor is now duplicating everything on the built-in screen.
It’s been a rapid journey for USB from 1.0 to the newest iterations, and it’s probably a bit more complicated than you thought. Remember, too, that a USB-C display can be used in two contexts. First, you can connect your USB-C monitor to a desktop PC or laptop via a USB-C cable, and use it like a traditional USB-C hub via the USB-C cable’s 20Gbps interface. That’s pretty straightforward. You can connect to wireless displays when Windows detects one nearby. You can also use a Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter to connect to a screen using Miracast. For info on setting up your Wireless Display adapter, go to Use the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter.Extend: You'll see everything spread over all screens, and you can drag and move items between them.