Bluetooth technology lets you connect gadgets wirelessly to your computer running Windows 10, removing clutter from your desktop. On a tablet, Bluetooth lets you add a mouse and keyboard without hogging one of your coveted USB ports.
Windows Phone doesn't include quick toggles for settings like Bluetooth, but we add that feature. Digging into settings every time you want to turn Bluetooth on/off is a pain, and this app brings. Jul 14, 2019 Follow the steps below to unpair a Bluetooth device: Step 1: Access Settings on your Windows PC and then go to Devices. Step 2: Click on Devices and you will see a list of paired devices.
Bluetooth can also connect your computer, laptop, or tablet with some cellphones for wireless Internet access — if your wireless provider allows it, of course.
To add a Bluetooth item to a computer, laptop, or tablet, follow these steps:
Make sure your Bluetooth device is turned on and ready to pair.
Most Bluetooth devices include a simple On/Off switch. Telling the device to begin pairing is a little more difficult. Sometimes you can simply flip a switch. Other devices make you hold down a button until its little light begins flashing.
When you spot the flashing light, the device is ready to pair with another Bluetooth device including, you hope, your computer.
Click the Start button, choose Settings, and click the Settings app’s Devices icon.
The Devices page of the app appears and shows you a list of currently installed devices.
Click the Bluetooth option from the left side of the Devices window.
Your computer quickly begins searching for any nearby Bluetooth devices that want to connect, known in Bluetooth parlance as pair.
If your device doesn’t appear, head back to Step 1 and make sure your Bluetooth gadget is still turned on and ready to pair. (Many give up and turn off after 30 seconds of waiting to connect.)
When your device’s name appears below the Add a Device button, click its name.
Type in your device’s code if necessary and, if asked, click the Pair button.
Here’s where things get sticky. For security reasons, you need to prove that you’re sitting in front of your own computer and that you’re not a stranger trying to break in. Unfortunately, devices employ slightly different tactics when making you prove your innocence.
Sometimes you need to type a secret string of numbers called a passcode into both the device and your computer. (The secret code is usually hidden somewhere in your device’s manual.) But you need to type quickly before the other gadget stops waiting.
On some gadgets, particularly Bluetooth mice, you hold in a little push button on the mouse’s belly at this step.
Cellphones sometimes make you click a Pair button if you see matching passcodes on both your computer and phone.
When in doubt, type 0000 on your keyboard. That’s often recognized as a universal passcode for frustrated Bluetooth devices owners who are trying to connect their gadgets.
After a gadget successfully pairs with your computer, its name and icon appear in the Devices category of the Settings app.
To add a Bluetooth device from the Windows desktop, click the taskbar’s Bluetooth icon (shown in the margin), choose Add a Bluetooth Device, and then jump to Step 3 in the preceding list. Don’t see the taskbar’s Bluetooth icon? Then click the upward-pointing arrow that lives a few icons to the left of the taskbar’s clock. The Bluetooth icon appears in the pop-up menu, ready for your click.
Bluetooth is present today in every household, so we no longer think of it as something awesome or advanced. We use it for connecting earphones, mice, keyboards, and more daily. Still, it appears that cut the cord is the new IT thing. All that is good but what happens when Bluetooth is missing from the Device Manager itself in Windows 10?
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I like the 3.5 mm jack and am sad that it is going away. It may appear as a legacy technology, but it still works flawlessly. It takes less than a second to connect. That’s why I carry a pair of earphones with me.
Anyway, that’s just me. Let’s see how you can resolve this issue and go back to listening to that new album or connecting your Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.
1. Update OS and Reboot
This is how the Device Manager without the Bluetooth adapter option should look on your computer.
If you have been reading our site since a while then you know the drill. Press Windows key+I to open Settings and click on Update & Security. Let’s see if updating the OS helps.
If there are any updates available, click on the Download button and update your PC. You can check for them manually too.
Even if there is no update available, I would recommend you to reboot your PC once as it is known to help.
2. Show Hidden Devices
Open the Device Manager from Windows Search and click on the View option to select Show hidden devices.
Yes, when the list of devices goes very long, Windows 10 OS will create a nested list of devices showing only the main category. Maybe the Bluetooth option is hidden for some reason.
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3. Troubleshooter
Windows 10 comes with a Troubleshooter that can resolve a lot of problems for you. That is specifically true for built-in features and apps. Open Windows Search and type Troubleshoot Bluetooth to find and select Find and fix problems with Bluetooth devices.
Click on Next and follow the on-screen instructions if it can resolve the issue.
4. Update Drivers
So, how do you update drivers of a device that you can’t even see in the Device Manager? Interesting problem. One Microsoft support guy suggested users must update all USB drivers instead. Open Device Manager again and scroll to the very bottom of the screen to find Universal Serial Bus controllers. At the same time, you can also try updating the Bluetooth drivers for your system. That might reset the configuration.
Right-click on the first option to update the drivers and then move on to the next. Reboot once all are updated.
5. SFC and DISM Scan
The SFC (System File Checker) will look for corrupted files and repair them. It is possible that files associated with the Bluetooth feature were corrupted for some reason. Not uncommon. Open Command Prompt with admin rights from search and type the below command before hitting Enter.
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If the Bluetooth is still missing from the Device Manager, try the DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) commands in the order below.
CheckHealth: to check for corruptions
ScanHealth: used when CheckHealth fails to find errors
RestoreHealth: to restore corrupt files
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6. Restart Bluetooth Support Service
Press Windows key+R on your keyboard to open the Run prompt and type services.msc before hitting Enter.
When it opens, find Bluetooth Support Service and right-click on it to start it. If it is already running, click Restart and wait a few seconds.
If this works, click Properties in the same menu and under the General tab, choose Automatic next to Startup type.
You won’t have to repeat this step every time you reboot your computer now.
7. USB Bluetooth Adapter
If none of the solutions worked so far, then you probably have two options left. One is to use a USB Bluetooth Adapter that you can easily find on a site like Amazon. They are not very expensive either, but you will sacrifice one USB slot for it.
8. Reset
I am not a fan of this option but if you have come this far, then there is nothing much left to do. Press on Windows key+I to open Settings and click on Update & Security.
Under the Recovery tab, click on Get started under Reset.
Select Keep my files option in the next screen. That means your PC will be wiped clean, reset to the way it was when it was delivered to your home, except all your files and folders will remain intact. You will lose all installed apps and their respective settings. I would also recommend you to take a backup on an external hard drive, just in case.
Follow the on-screen instructions now and note that it will take a long time. So, make sure that your laptop is connected to a power source. You don’t want to interrupt this process midway.
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Like I said, I like simple tech that’s quick and easy to use. If you can’t see Bluetooth in Device Manager, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the adapter is malfunctioning. It is most likely a software related issue.
Next up: Can’t see or connect to your Bluetooth device from Windows 10 PC? Click on the link below to troubleshoot this issue.
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