Instructions for Enabling and Disabling Bluetooth on Windows 10
Step 1: Click the Start icon in the lower left corner of the screen.
Step 2: From the menu bar that appears, select the Settings icon.
Step 3: Then select Devices.
Step 4: Next, click Bluetooth & other devices. Swipe the Bluetooth icon to the right (On) to activate Bluetooth.
To turn off Bluetooth, simply reverse the steps and switch Bluetooth to Off.
2 Instructions for Enabling and Disabling Bluetooth on Windows 7
Step 1: Go to Start and select Control Panel.
Step 2: Click on Network and Internet.
Step 3: Choose Network and Sharing Center.
Step 4: Click on Change adapter settings.
Step 5: Right-click on Bluetooth Network Connection and select disable to enable or enable to disable Bluetooth.
3 How to Resolve the “Laptop Cannot Connect to Bluetooth” Error
If your laptop is unable to connect to Bluetooth, it may be due to one of the following reasons:
Your computer does not have Bluetooth: To resolve this error, follow these steps:
- First, turn on the Bluetooth Support service.
- Then, choose to restore the Bluetooth Support service.
- If you have restored the Bluetooth Support service but your device still cannot connect to Bluetooth, please download Driver Talent to scan your computer and fix any Bluetooth Driver errors.
- Next, update the Bluetooth Driver.
- Alternatively, you can try using Windows Troubleshooting to restore Bluetooth functionality.
The computer has Bluetooth but it is not working: To resolve this error, you can try the following steps:
- First, check if the Bluetooth mode on your computer is turned on!
- If Bluetooth is enabled but not working, you can update the Bluetooth Driver.
- Another solution is to uninstall and reinstall the Bluetooth driver.
- You can also try running the Troubleshooter to check for any errors that need to be fixed.
- Lastly, you can restart Bluetooth Support Services.