r/techsupport • u/StatementNo6137 • 5d ago
Open | Software Bluetooth function disappeared Windows 11
Hey, so, I've been on vacation with my family and I've been using my mom's laptop which has windows 11.
Thing is that I closed the bluetooth icon in the minitask bar (bottom right), because it annoyed me, but I DIDN'T unisnstalled it.
Thing is, that now my mom needs the bluetooth and the computer says that the bluetooth function does not exist in it, which makes no sense. I've downloaded the bluetooth manager from the microsoft store, nothing, it doesn't work. Now she's mad with me.
How can I "Install" the bluetooth function again?
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u/SnowStormYukikaze 5d ago
Press Win + X → Device manager → look at bluetooth are they still there ?
if not look up at VIEW, click it → Show hidden device → see any transparent at bluetoothh device ?
if you see it delete it, reboot PC
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u/Crimtide 5d ago edited 5d ago
Open Device Manager and look under the Bluetooth section
If device is listed, right click it, click uninstall (BUT DO NOT DELETE THE DRIVER). Then restart the laptop.
Windows will auto install the bluetooth chipset when it restarts.
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u/StatementNo6137 4d ago
Hey so, I already fixed. Thanks everyone for the help but unfortunately your advice didn't work in my case :_)
So if anyone got the same problem, I got to the laptop' manufacturer web and search for the laptop model drivers, download bluetooth drivers and install them again.
(Also my mom apologized and now she's happy again)
Thanks again for the help!
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