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I am trying to cast my laptop screen to my Samsung TV through my Chromecast device. &nbsp;I was able to get it so that Google Chrome and anything I find online can cast just fine. &nbsp;But when I do something on my computer that is not through Google Chrome (e.g. a video file on my hard drive) it doesn't cast. &nbsp;Is there a way to play my computer video files on my TV?<br><br>Thanks, Phil
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I am trying to cast my laptop screen to my Samsung TV through my Chromecast device.  I was able to get it so that Google Chrome and anything I find online can cast just fine.  But when I do something on my computer that is not through Google Chrome (e.g. a video file on my hard drive) it doesn't cast.  Is there a way to play my computer video files on my TV?
Thanks, Phil

Casting Windows Computer Screen to Chromecast TV Device

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