


I.) Go into your device manager (on Windows 10, type "device manager" in the start menu and it should show up):

Solution for anyone who encounters this problem: This worked for me at least. Apparently installing the Intel Bluetooth driver and restarting isn't enough. I'm not sure why it worked for me the first time I tried it. My bluetooth drivers are just gone forever now.ĮDIT: I just did this a second time because it happened again, and it doesn't fully work. Should I uninstall them?ĮDIT 4: As per Microsoft's suggestion, I uninstalled the device drivers and attempted to restart to reinstall them. All of them were up to date, but when I viewed their "properties" they displayed "Currently, this hardware device is not connected to the computer. I then realized that there were "hidden drivers" and indeed, the original bluetooth drivers were hidden for some reason. I will try restarting my computer to see if it reinstalls.ĮDIT 3: I attempted to install Intel's drivers but they did not show up in the driver's list. What is happening? How can I get my bluetooth toggle back? Should I try uninstalling the bluetooth driver and letting Windows reinstall it upon startup?ĮDIT: After restarting my computer, the Bluetooth driver is entirely missing. I went to the Start menu and tried using Cortana to turn it back on, I typed "turn on bluetooth" and after a few seconds it said "Bluetooth is connected", and then another second later it says "Bluetooth setting cannot be changed". When I turned it off, however, the button to turn it back on disappeared:įurthermore, the Bluetooth icon disappeared from the "hidden icons" in the task bar. When I tried to reconnect later, they refused, so I tried turning the bluetooth off and on in Windows. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any further concerns.I have Bluetooth headphones, and they were out of battery so I disconnected them. Please try to check this support article if it helps. Restart your computer again to boot in Normal ModeĬheck if the Bluetooth issue is resolved. Restart your computer and it should boot into Safe mode. Under Boot tab and put a check on Safe Boot Run the Hardware and Device Troubleshooter Right click or press and hold on your Bluetooth device, click/tap on Disable device Power off the system then pull the power cable from the laptop wait for 15 minutes Did you made any changes recently? When was the last time it's working properly? What is the make and model of your device? I understand you have a problem with Bluetooth not working. I'm John an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you.
