Bluetooth not working in Windows 11/10
If Bluetooth is not working in Windows 11/10, try the following suggestions: Let us see them in detail.
1] Run the Bluetooth Troubleshooter
From the Start Search, open Control Panel > Reoubleshooting > View all. Now run the Bluetooth Troubleshooter and see if that helps you. See this post if the troubleshooter returns an error Check Bluetooth radio status – Not fixed.
2] Update your Bluetooth drivers
Updating Bluetooth drivers, in most cases, helps resolve the issue.
3] Check Bluetooth Services status
For Bluetooth to work, the following services have to be running properly, so check if they are set to their default Windows configurations as mentioned below:
Bluetooth Support Services – Manual Trigger StartBluetooth Audio Gateway Service – Manual Trigger StartBluetooth Driver Management Service – AutomaticBluetooth Handsfree Service – Manual Trigger StartBluetooth – AutomaticBluetooth Device Monitor – Manual Trigger StartBluetooth OBEX Service – Manual Trigger Start
To do so, Run services.msc. To open the Services Manager. Check if they are set to Automatic (delayed) and if the Service is started and running. If not click on the Start Service button to start the service. See if this helps. Do note that you may see all these mentioned services, so check the settings for only those that you see in your Service Manager. Read: How to Send or Receive files using Bluetooth File Transfer.
4] Does Bluetooth mouse disconnect randomly?
See this post if your Bluetooth Mouse disconnects randomly.
5] Uninstall problematic software
This issue may also occur because of a problem in the PnPlayer. If you have a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 and after installing a Bluetooth adapter on the computer, you find that:
The Bluetooth Support Service cannot start after you restart the computer. Additionally, Bluetooth devices do not work correctly.
When you search for Bluetooth devices in Control Panel, the search operation may not finish. Additionally, you may notice that the progress bar seems never to finish and the pointer remains at an hourglass
Let us know if any of these tips helped you or if you have other suggestions to make. Have a look at these posts too:
