Can't get my laptop to find my Chromecast

[Plains5728]

My problem was Windows 8.1 could see the Chromecast. It wouldn't connect to the Chromecast. I pulled out my Kindle and Chromecast hooked right up and breezed through the setup. Went back to my laptop, downloaded the Chromecast extension for my Chrome browser and now I can cast from my laptop.

 

[RonBogner]

This worked for me. I had ProXPN installed on my win 7 computer. This program loaded the "tap windows adapter v9" network adapter. I disabled it in device manager and all works now.

 

[jvai]

I'm running debian Linux with locked down ports, I HAD to drop my hardened firewall rules **completely** to simple stateful I/o table rules to even see the chromecast, my firewall rules were blocking **UpNp** packets from the chromecast.. -

https://plus.google.com/100566062990321750433/posts/8YrRkYFMHk1

 

[trippymanni]

My nexus 7 just refuses to work with it. What i find odd is that it works fine with my fathers note 4. Tried it against a friends nexus too same thing. thinking its a firmware problem?

 

[Alena Gentile]

My antivirus i had AVG was blocking it. I stopped antivirus and started to stream to my TV again. I have Windows 8.1. it worked perfectly fine on 8.0

 

[rupam95]

My antivirus i had AVG was blocking it. I stopped antivirus and started to stream to my TV again. I have Windows 8.1. it worked perfectly fine on 8.0

That did the trick, thanks man!

 

[saintgeorge84790]

Try all that was suggested by others. If it still doesn't work then try this. BTW this procedures is for 8.1 version but any version should have something similar to this.
1. Go to Control Panel
2. Select Windows Firewall
3. Select Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall
4. Scroll down until you see Virtual machine Monitoring. Select it and click on Private and or Public. Then OK.
5. Restart your Chrome Browser.

It should now work. At least it works for me. Good Luck !!!

I have spend about 6 hours looking at other Forums and came to the conclusions that you either have to turn ON or OFF anything that say "Virtual"t. Whether it be on the Network Adapter or Firewall.