[SOLVED] Anyway to use my laptop on my desktop?

[Nextgenthebear]

Hey so I currently work from home and my work sent me a laptop and a monitor for work, right next to my work stuff I have my desktop with 3 monitors. Overall my desk is pretty cluttered and I wanted to know if there's any way I could hook up my laptop to my desktop and use it with my 3 monitors (Via HDMI or usb?), I know I could just hook the monitors all up to the laptop but that would be constant unplugging and replugging every day, I also know that I could just use remote desktop and connect to my laptop over wifi but i don't necessarily want to deal with having to connect to it every day and the possible lag spikes, etc. Thanks and I appreciate all feedback!

 

[USAFRet]

RDC or similar IS the way to do this.
The laptop appears as just another window on the desktop.

Not quite sure what you mean by "use my laptop on my desktop".

 

[punkncat]

KVM switch would be a most elegant solution.

 

[Nextgenthebear]

RDC or similar IS the way to do this.
The laptop appears as just another window on the desktop.

Not quite sure what you mean by "use my laptop on my desktop".

wanted it to work in the same way as a RDC essentially but my work laptop requires admin for RDC

 

[USAFRet]

wanted it to work in the same way as a RDC essentially but my work laptop requires admin for RDC

If you do not have admin rights, you're out of luck.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I know I could just hook the monitors all up to the laptop but that would be constant unplugging and replugging every day

Your monitor probably has multiple inputs.
Connect one input to PC, the other input to laptop.
Switch between inputs with buttons on monitor. No need to plug/unplug.

 

[John Chesterfield]

Your monitor probably has multiple inputs.
Connect one input to PC, the other input to laptop.
Switch between inputs with buttons on monitor. No need to plug/unplug.

That's what I did when working from home, along with a USB only KVM. Work laptop through HDMI, gaming desktop through DisplayPort. Cheap but effective, no plugging and unplugging at all.

 

[punkncat]

That's what I did when working from home, along with a USB only KVM. Work laptop through HDMI, gaming desktop through DisplayPort. Cheap but effective, no plugging and unplugging at all.

My solution was similar. I have an HDMI, the laptop power cord, and a network cable velcro together and laying beside my desk. The keyboard I use is both (wireless) USB dongle for the main machine, and also connects via Bluetooth. I currently have another mouse I just use with the laptop, but plan to get the mouse that accompanies the keyboard such that it works through the same connection....maybe, anyway. Hasn't been too much of a hassle without that so far.