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FIX: MacBook won’t connect to Chromecast
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Chromecastis one of the best ways to stream multimedia to your TV, but many users reported thatMacBookis not connecting toChromecast. This can be an issue, but there’s a way to fix that.
What to do if MacBook isn’t connecting to Chromecast?
1. Use the Google Home app
IfChromecastisn’t working with yourMacBook, try downloading the Google Home app. To do that, follow these steps:
2. Restart Media Router component
Sometimes yourMacBookisn’t connecting toChromecastbecause the Media Router component is having problems. To fix that, simply restart Media Router component like this:
Want to cast your laptop screen using Chromecast? Here’s how to do that!
3. Make sure that your Chromecast and MacBook are on the same channel
If your router has two Wi-Fi channels, that can lead to certain issues. To avoid any protentional issues withChromecastand MacBook, make sure that both are connected to the same Wi-Fi channel.
4. Try connecting the Chromecast to another port
According to users, if your MacBook can’t connect toChromecast, the issue can be your HDMI and USB port. Simply unplug theChromecastfrom HDMI and USB ports and connect it to different ones.
After doing that, check if the problem is still there.
5. Factory reset your Chromecast
If you still can’t connect toChromecastwith yourMacBook, you might want to try performing a factory reset. To do that, follow these steps:
After doing that, yourChromecastwill reset to default.
There you go, several quick and easy solutions you can use if your MacBook won’t connect toChromecast.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
