Trying to use iMac as a monitor for a Windows laptop

Is there a way of taking an HDMI or DisplayPort output from a Windows 10 laptop and connecting it to a thunderbolt input on a 2011 iMac to enable me to use the iMac as a monitor?


The thunderbolt port does not appear to work with a mini display port input cable (even though it fits) - can I get an adapter so that the iMac thinks it is a thunderbolt type input?

iMac 21.5", OS X 10.10

Posted on May 18, 2020 10:03 AM

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Posted on May 18, 2020 10:04 AM

No. You can't do that.

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