Welcome back, in today’s video we’ll be looking at ways to fix a Bluetooth device
or Bluetooth not working on a Windows 10 PC or laptop. Hopefully some of the methods today
will fix the problem, although there is a slight chance that the issue is more serious
or physical with either your PC or your device. If that is the case, then I would recommend
contacting the manufacturer or checking the warranty of your device. Remember to leave
a like and feel free to subscribe if the video helps, let’s get into the methods.
We’ll start with the simplest fixes and the best place to begin is by turning Bluetooth
off and on to reset any possible settings that could be affecting the connection to
the device. To turn Bluetooth off, go to the settings and then choose devices and then
you should be in the Bluetooth settings, although if you aren’t, you can click on this from
the options on the left. If for some reason Bluetooth isn’t showing up or it is not
working completely, then you can still continue with the video although some of the methods
won’t help and you can skip those. Most of the solutions for this problem will be
a little later on. Turn Bluetooth off and on in here if you haven’t already and try
and reconnect your device. You should also try and turn the device you are trying to
connect off and on too to see if this helps. You can try restarting your PC if you haven’t
done so already, although you might want to wait until you have tried a few more of the
fixes I have. Another quick fix is to check that Airplane
mode is definitely turned off, to do this, head back to the settings home page and this
time choose network and internet. Now click on flight mode from the options on the left
and make sure the toggle switch for it is turned off in here.
If you use a USB Bluetooth adapter, try using it on another port and make sure the ports
and connections aren’t broken. The next thing to focus on is the device itself,
make sure it is within range of your PC. Also, you could try removing any devices that could
be interfering with it, these don’t necessarily need to be other Bluetooth devices, but they
are more likely to affect your device. Try using your device without any other devices
connected to your PC or nearby if they are Bluetooth. If your phone is nearby, make sure
that the device isn’t connected to that. Next, we’ll try removing the device and
its settings from our PC. We can then try to pair the device again. To do this, go back
to settings, then devices and then Bluetooth. Under the Bluetooth toggle switch, there should
be all of the devices connected to your PC. They will be in sections depending on the
type of the device. Find your Bluetooth device from this list and click on it and then choose
remove device. After removing it, we need to pair it again. To do this, click on the
add device plus icon at the top of this page and then select Bluetooth. Your PC will now
start searching for your device, so turn your device on and press the pair button. It should
then show up and you need to click on it to pair it. It may take a few moments to set
up after this, but this might have helped. If it still doesn’t work, we’ll move on
to some more fixes. We’re now going to try troubleshooting the
device. This is a built-in Windows tool that will try to find and fix any problems. To
do this, go back to the settings home page and choose update and security. Now choose
troubleshoot from the options on the left side. On this page, look down the list for
the type of device you are trying to connect. For example, if yours is a keyboard, click
on it from the list and then choose run the troubleshooter. Allow Windows to find and
fix any problems. It may suggest some fixes, and in this case, I would recommend researching
what it suggests. Stay on this page for the next possible fix.
The following solutions can help those of you whose Bluetooth is not even showing up
as well as those of you that can’t get the device to connect properly. Whilst we’re
still in the troubleshoot settings, it’s worth running the Bluetooth troubleshooter.
This option should be towards the top of the list. Click on it and then choose run the
troubleshooter. Again, allow Windows to find and fix any problems and research anything
that it suggests you do if you are unsure. Let’s move on to the next solution. For
this one, we are going to need to go to the device manager first. You can get there by
searching for it in the search bar. When the device manager opens, look for the Bluetooth
section and click on the arrow to expand it. There might be a few options in here, but
we need to find our Bluetooth adaptor. It’s likely that the adaptor will have the word
radio in the title. If you are unsure, you can always try the following methods for multiple
devices. Right click on the Bluetooth adaptor and choose update driver. In the new window,
choose the automatic option. Allow Windows to now look for any driver updates and if
it finds any, it should install them automatically. You can also try this method for the specific
device you are trying to connect if it isn’t working correctly. Again, for the example
of the Bluetooth keyboard, look for the keyboard name either under Bluetooth or in the keyboards
section. Right click on it like before and choose update driver and then the automatic
option. Depending on your device, there might be drivers
available from the manufacturers website. Have a look on the website and if there are
drivers on there, make sure you download and install the ones for your exact make and model
of device. If there were any driver updates done, either from within Windows or on the
manufactures website, you might now need to restart your PC. Feel free to do this now
and then return to the video for the final few solutions. If there weren’t any driver
updates, you can continue with the video. The next thing we’ll try is uninstalling
the Bluetooth adapter. This is done from within the device manager like the last few methods
so head back there if you have closed it. In the device manager, find the Bluetooth
section and look for your Bluetooth adapter. As I mentioned before, it might have the word
radio in its name. Right click on it and select uninstall device. Follow the steps and you
will now need to restart your PC for this to work again. After restarting, it should
install it automatically, although if it doesn’t go back to the device manager and select action
and then scan for hardware changes. Try connecting your device again to see if this fixed it.
The final possible solution is to think about any recent software or hardware changes that
may have caused the problem with Bluetooth. Maybe you have just installed a new piece
of software that is causing problems. Try uninstalling this to see if that was interfering
with Bluetooth. You only need to do this though if you are confident the change you made to
your PC caused the problem to appear. Unfortunately, those are all of the possible
solutions I have to try and fix Bluetooth or a Bluetooth device not working on your
Windows 10 PC or laptop. As always I will keep the description updated with any new
solutions I find and if any of you find a fix in the future then it would be great if
you could return to the video and post it in the comments to help others. Click the
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