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Couldn’t Connect to Your Device to Samsung TV: 7 Ways to Fix

Properly configure your PC to connecting it with Samsung TV

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Updated onOctober 4, 2024

updated onOctober 4, 2024

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To fix various driver issues on your PC, you will need a dedicated tool to find the freshest and the original drivers. You can use PC HelpSoft Driver Updater to do it in 3 easy steps:

If you can’t connect your PC to your Samsung TV, this guide will help you. Microsoft’sCast to Device. feature allows connectivity betweenWindowsdevices and Smart TVs.

However, people report frequent issues with it. The most common one is simply the inability to connect. Improper connection, poor internet, and faulty settings can all contribute to this problem.

Here is how you fix it:

How can I fix Couldn’t connect to your device to Samsung TV message?

How can I fix Couldn’t connect to your device to Samsung TV message?

Before you go into these solutions, try the following workaround:

If after this the problem persists, you may continue to more detailed solutions below.

1.Connect Windows device to Samsung TV properly

2. Make sure to have your network card drivers up to date

Now, check whether it has been fixed or couldn’t connect to your device.

3. Check if you have the network-sharing feature enabled

If your Samsung TV is not discoverable on Windows 10 or 11, the problem is most likely related to the aforementioned settings.

4. Make sure Media Streaming is enabled

If you can’t connect your laptop to the TV via a wireless network, it’s possible that the media streaming feature wasn’t enabled.

5. Reset the Stream Permission on the Windows 10 device

Resetting the Stream Permission on the computer is an effective solution. For some users, it has worked like magic when Windows 10 can’t connect to TV using wireless means.

6. Make sure that certain services are not disabled

Sometimes specific services are disabled in the system, such as DNS Client, Function Discovery Resource Publication, SSDP Discovery, and UPnP Device Host. Find these services and make sure they are not disabled.

7. Factory reset your TV

We hope the above solutions help eliminate theCouldn’t connect to your Samsung TVerror. Keeping your privacy protected is important, and if you want to do that, we suggest using the bestVPN for Samsung TV. A VPN can also help ifSamsung TV Plus is not working, so be sure to give it a try.

If your Samsung TV is not connecting to your PC via HDMI, there’s a possibility that theHDMI port is not workingproperly. This isn’t the only issue you can encounter, and we recently wrote aboutLG error code 106in a separate guide, so don’t miss it.

If you have any other suggestions, leave them in the comment section below.

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Madalina Dinita

Networking & Security Specialist

Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.

She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.

Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.

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Madalina Dinita

Networking & Security Specialist

Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.