Microsoft Surface Pro 3 includes Wireless Display technology so users can display Microsoft Surface Pro 3 display content on a TV, projector or monitor with Wireless Display (also called Wi-Di). The “Add wireless display” link in the project settings screen on the Surface Pro 3 is being removed for some users thanks to a new Microsoft update. No one knows which update broke the feature.
Users Microsoft support forum mentioned the “Add wireless display” link in a five-page headline. Microsoft has officially acknowledged the problem to some of these users who call Microsoft technical support, but Microsoft has no fix either. We do! Here’s how to fix the missing connection issue.
People suffering from the missing “Add wireless display” connection glitch will notice this when they try to use the feature to display their screen on a display with built-in Wireless Display technology or a Wireless Display adapter like awesome. Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter. Users can do this by tapping the “Add wireless display” link from the Project screen as seen below.
Swipe in from the right side of the screen to show the Charms Bar to see if the “Add wireless display” link on Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has been removed. Tap , and then tap . There is a link that says “” (see below) that the user can tap and will search for displays with Wi-Di built in or a Wireless Display adapter attached to the display.
If the link does not appear, the user must follow the steps below to fix the problem.
In the forum mentioned above, people have tried many fixes like restoring their Surface Pro 3 to factory specifications. Others tried to roll back Microsoft updates. But the solution is simpler than any of these fixes. It is also more reliable.
Open Windows from Control Panel. Do this by tapping the Window button on the right side of the Surface Pro 3. Type “” and tap on the first item in the search results that opens the Control Panel.
Inside the Control Panel, click or tap on the menu at the top and then on. Choose from the View menu.
The device list will now contain an item with a yellow exclamation mark next to it. Click on this item and click on the menu to remove it and then select the item or right click and choose from the drop down menu. You may see other items listed with the same name. Remove them all. Also get rid of all items with exclamation marks. Then do nothing but restart the Surface Pro 3.
The first time I tried this fix, I didn’t reboot right away. Instead, I clicked on the scan for new hardware button, which is third from the right in the toolbar button at the top of the Device Manager screen. It discovered the hardware and it seemed to have fixed the problem, but I still couldn’t connect to my Wireless Display. I rebooted and tried again and it still didn’t work. The user should reboot immediately after removing items before attempting to scan for new hardware and reconnect.
After the reboot, “Add wireless display connection” will now appear when the user opens the project screen by swiping in from the right side of the Surface Pro 3 screen and then selecting . Tap the link and let it find the wireless display. Now the user can choose one of four options to view the content on their second screen.
