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The original poster asked if a Windows 7 laptop can be used as a second monitor for a Windows 10 device. Neemobeer replied that it's not possible to do so, noting that laptop display ports are only for output. Overall, the thread indicates that using a laptop as a second monitor in this context is not feasible.

mattmisanthropy

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Hi,
My girlfriend would like to use her spare laptop as a second monitor. Are you able to do this with a Windows 7 laptop to Windows 10?
 

Neemobeer

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No way to do this that I'm aware of.
 

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The display ports on laptops are output only