Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter & Surface Pro 4

[ttsoldier]

How many of you use your Surface Pro 4 with a MWDA? How is the performance?

Since I got my MWDA it disconnects alot. It's really hard to tell if anything at all triggers it. Sometimes it works fine, sometimes it disconnects.

I have tried it on three different televisions. Sadly, I do not have another MWDA or Surface Pro 4 Laying around.

SP4 is as up to date as can be and so is the firmware on the MWDA.

I have even seen it disconnect once and make the tv unresponsive. I was unable to turn the tv on or off with the remote. I had to disconnect the device it self.

How does your MWDA work on your Sp4?

 

[boltman2013]

How many of you use your Surface Pro 4 with a MWDA? How is the performance?

Since I got my MWDA it disconnects alot. It's really hard to tell if anything at all triggers it. Sometimes it works fine, sometimes it disconnects.

I have tried it on three different televisions. Sadly, I do not have another MWDA or Surface Pro 4 Laying around.

SP4 is as up to date as can be and so is the firmware on the MWDA.

I have even seen it disconnect once and make the tv unresponsive. I was unable to turn the tv on or off with the remote. I had to disconnect the device it self.

How does your MWDA work on your Sp4?

Mine works fine...sometimes no sound, a reset of the dongle always fixes it..once connected its solid as can be. Love it.

 

[ttsoldier]

Mine works fine...sometimes no sound, a reset of the dongle always fixes it..once connected its solid as can be. Love it.

How far away from the dongle is your sp4?

Also , what is the firmware version on your sp4?

 

[boltman2013]

1511 10586.17

about 16 feet

 

[ttsoldier]

1511 10586.17

about 16 feet

I meant to ask firmware on mwda dongle lol.

I also noticed that the adapter driver on the pc is very old. 2006. What does yours say?

 

[anon(8966963)]

It works like magic with my 950XL and my Windows 10 HP tablet but with my laptop also on windows 10 it can't connect.... Keeps giving error... How do you do the firmware update?

 

[ttsoldier]

It works like magic with my 950XL and my Windows 10 HP tablet but with my laptop also on windows 10 it can't connect.... Keeps giving error... How do you do the firmware update?

With the microsoft wireless display adapter app on your pc.

But you will need to connect to it first

 

[ttsoldier]

I just left the SP4 Connected to the MWDA for about two hours, idle. It was fine , did not disconnect.

Based on this and other scenarios where i've used the MWDA for some web browsing.... it seems that the disconnection only occurs when watching movies.

i use VLC for windows or Movies & TV to watch movies. Using these apps cause the MWDA to disconnect. This is 99% of the reason I bought the MWDA in the first place.... I'm sure this is a driver problem...

 

[boltman2013]

I meant to ask firmware on mwda dongle lol.

I also noticed that the adapter driver on the pc is very old. 2006. What does yours say?

View attachment 118501

Mine is the same as yours initially then got the app...see below

 

[boltman2013]

I just got the 11/26/2015 firmware update automatically via the Wireless app 1.3.8305

 

[ttsoldier]

I just got the 11/26/2015 firmware update automatically via the Wireless app 1.3.8305

Huh? I'm confused. Is the driver version the same?? the 2006 driver?

That driver and the firmware for the adapter are two different things.

 

[boltman2013]

10.0.10586.0 and 6/21/2006 on Miracast V2

 

[ttsoldier]

10.0.10586.0 and 6/21/2006 on Miracast V2

I've come to realise that watching movies is what is causing the adapter to disconnect .

If i leave the surface pro connecting and just do some web browsing or even leave it idle.. it does not disconnect. Had it connected for up to three hours..

My disconnect scenarios are happening when i play videos on my SP4. The files are stored on the surface and played using VLC Store or Movies and tv.

 

[boltman2013]

Try extending the "Turn off display setting to 2 hours or more "in battery settings report back.

 

[ttsoldier]

Try extending the "Turn off display setting to 2 hours or more "in battery settings report back.

That setting is fine. Like i said. It only disconnects when i'm playing movies off the SP4.

 

[boltman2013]

That setting is fine. Like i said. It only disconnects when i'm playing movies off the SP4.

By "fine"... Do you have both plugged in and on battery set to more than 2 hours (For turn off display) on your in use power plan? Try Never turn off.

IF not..try doing exactly that and report back results. I get it disconnects whole playing movies, trying to help you troubleshoot.

 

[Kevin Rush]

That setting is fine.

Hilarious. Really made me laugh.

 

[ttsoldier]

By "fine"... Do you have both plugged in and on battery set to more than 2 hours (For turn off display) on your in use power plan? Try Never turn off.

IF not..try doing exactly that and report back results. I get it disconnects whole playing movies, trying to help you troubleshoot.

Yes. It is set to never turn off when plugged in.......

 

[ttsoldier]

Hilarious. Really made me laugh.

Of course it did. Because I don't know how to change settings on my SP4. Silly me.

 

[kancherlapraneeth]

Of course it did. Because I don't know how to change settings on my SP4. Silly me.

Can you try using some different player other than VLC and see if it still disconnects?