A display method includes an electronic device that obtains preset information, where the preset information includes information about an application installed on the electronic device, and the information includes at least one of a name, an icon, and a package name of the application. The electronic device generates a first window based on the preset information, where the first window includes one of a plurality of desktops of the electronic device. The electronic device sends the first window to the large-screen device to enable the large-screen device to display a first user interface, where the first user interface includes the first window.