Find Authorized Wireless Display Receivers in Regedit
This guide explains how to locate the list of authorized wireless display (Miracast) receivers using the Windows Registry Editor (Regedit). In Windows, connection permissions, paired endpoints, and authorization data for wireless projection are stored within specific registry keys under system-level hardware and service configurations.
Primary Registry Key Location
The configuration data and authorization records for Miracast wireless display receivers are located at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MiracastReceiverThis key contains the configuration parameters for the Windows Wireless Display feature (Projecting to this PC), including access control, device pairing policies, and security PIN requirements.
Hardware and Paired Device Records
To locate the hardware profiles and identities of individual wireless display devices that have connected to or paired with your PC, navigate to the Wi-Fi Direct software device enumeration key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\SWD\WiFiDirectInside this directory, Windows stores subkeys for every recognized
Wi-Fi Direct endpoint. Miracast receivers appear as individual subkeys
containing hardware IDs, friendly device names
(FriendlyName), and connection metadata.
Steps to View the Registry Keys
- Press Windows Key + R, type
regedit, and press Enter to open the Registry Editor. - If prompted by User Account Control (UAC), click Yes.
- Paste either registry path directly into the address bar at the top
of the Registry Editor window and press Enter:
- For Miracast receiver policies:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MiracastReceiver - For paired wireless device entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\SWD\WiFiDirect
- For Miracast receiver policies:
- Expand the subkeys to view the specific properties, permissions, and device identifiers stored by the operating system.