My xbox cant connect to my laptop. With the hdmi cord.

Hi Jordan N.

My name is Mauro and am glad to assist you.

Unfortunately that setup will not work the HDMI Xbox conection is to provide information to a monitor or tv and that is what the laptop does they don't work as monitors receiving signals or information through the screen. (output mode only for the laptops)

Thanks,
Mauro

HDMI on a laptop is for output only not input, you would need to purchase an external capture device to do that.

Plug the HDMI cable into both your Xbox and your laptop. If your laptop doesn’t have an input port, you can buy a USB HDMI adapter. Then turn your Xbox on. Your laptop should automatically sense the new input.
If it doesn’t, access your laptop’s graphics settings in order to switch the display to your Xbox. After that, check the Xbox display settings and configure the resolution for your laptop.

I already plugged the hdmi cord into the laptop and xbox, I tried switching the display to ur xbox but I cant find it

So, your laptop has two hdmi ports, one for input, one for output? Most laptops only have an hdmi output.

As for the "to continue..." message, I've gotten that connecting to the xbox via the app and streaming to my PC, to correct it I had to sign out of the app and do a hard shutdown of the console and log my profile out and back in.

I don't know what kind of monitor you are using but I have my computer attached to "HDMI 1" and my xbox attached to "HDMI 2". To achieve this you must but an HDMI cord and hook it from you Xbox into the monitor. A laptop does have an HDMI input but I'm unaware
if you can play your Xbox off of your laptop.

You cant unless your laptop has an hdmi input connection. Most laptops only have an hdmi output connection.

Only high end gaming laptops such as Alienware laptops tend to have that.