

When you turn Bluetooth on in Settings, the following message appears immediately: You’ll see “Not connected” if your Windows 11 device isn’t connected to any Bluetooth accessories.Ĭheck in Settings: Select Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices. Here’s how:Ĭheck in quick settings: Select the Network, Sound, or Battery icons ( ) on the right side of the taskbar, look for the Bluetooth quick setting, then select Bluetooth to turn it on. In Windows 11, there are two ways to check if Bluetooth is turned on. If you're using a laptop with a physical Bluetooth switch on the body, make sure it’s switched on. If you’re setting up a new device and Bluetooth is missing, check the product specifications to make sure it has Bluetooth capabilities. Before you startĬheck these things before you start troubleshooting Bluetooth on your device: Check your product information

Installation folder from the manufacturer - pointing to the appropriate sub-įolder of the bluetooth installation driver software package.Note: For general info about how to connect a Bluetooth device to your PC, see Connect a Bluetooth device in Windows. I clicked properties then update driver and chose my exact driver software I opened device manager and found myĭevice under the USB heading instead of a bluetooth category. Press ⊞ Win+ R - enter Services.msc and double check that all bluetooth services are running and set to automatic. Although the correct drivers were installed & it had worked previously was I stumped. I downloaded and installed the software package from Asus rebooted and it worked for a few weeks.Īll of a sudden windows wouldn't recognize the adapter nor launch the service as it listed as "Bluetooth is turned off" in settings with no slider available to turn it back on. I had this exact same problem with Windows 10. UPDATE 2: View of Bluetooth devices in Device Manager Please try using anĮxternal adapter to add Bluetooth capability to this computer UPDATE 1: This is the result of my Bluetooth troubleshooting.īluetooth is not available on this device. OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro, 2 Build 19042 None of the connected Bluetooth devices are working.īluetooth does not appear in Action Center, either. There is no toggle button appearing on Bluetooth and other devices settings on my Windows.

Starting all 3 Bluetooth-related services on Servicesīut despite all, I am unable to turn Bluetooth on.Dell Update of all the drivers' Scan Device Manager for any hardware changes.Windows Update and all the driver updates.Here is a list of other measures I have taken:

And then saw that Bluetooth is turned off. Starting yesterday and in the middle of work (not after a specific update), I noticed that my Bluetooth keyboard stopped working.
