Is the bluetooth driver not showing up in Device Manager or the bluetooth icon is missing from your computer? If any of these is causing trouble for you, don’t worry. Follow these easy fixes and the problem will be solved in no time at all.
Fix-1 Turn Bluetooth ‘ON’-
You can easily turn the bluetooth device ‘ON‘ on your computer from Settings.
1. Press Windows key+I together to open Settings window.
2. Now, click on “Devices“.
3. Now, on the left hand side, click on “Bluetooth & other devices“.
4. On the right hand side, click on ‘Bluetooth‘ to turn it “On“.
Now, check if you can see the bluetooth icon is visible in Desktop and in the Device Manager.
Fix-2 Create a desktop shortcut for the bluetooth-
Creating a desktop shortcut for the bluetooth icon is an alternative approach to solve the issue.
1. Press Windows key+R to launch Run.
2. Now, copy-paste this line in Run window and hit Enter.
C:\Windows\System32 Note– Replace “C:” with the drive letter of your Windows installation drive.
System32 folder will be opened in File Explorer window.
3. In System32 folder, click on the search box and type “fsquirt“.
4. You will see “fsquirt” in the search results bearing the bluetooth icon.
5. Right click on “fsquirt” and then click on “Copy” to copy the application.
Close File Explorer window.
6. Go to the desktop.
7. In Desktop window, paste the application.
You can the bluetooth simply by double clicking on the”fsquirt” from your desktop.
Your problem will be solved.
Fix-3 Install the bluetooth driver manually-
Installing the bluetooth driver manually will solve the issue for sure.
1. Open a browser window on your computer.
2. Type “intel bluetooth driver for windows 10” and then hit Enter.
3. In the search result window, click on “Download Intel Wireless Bluetooth Driver for Windows 10“.
4. In Available Downloads window, click on the “Download” button to download the driver according to your CPU-architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) .
5. Now, click on “I accept the terms of the license agreement“.
6. Now, choose a location to store the file.
7. Next, click on “Save” to save the file on your computer.
Once downloaded, close browser window.
8. Press Windows key+E to open File Explorer window and navigate to the location where you have downloaded the file.
9. In File Explorer window, double click on “BT_21.90.2_64_Win10” to start the installation.
10. In the installation window, click on “Next“.
11. Again, click on “Next“.
12. Now, check the option “I accept the terms in the License Agreement“.
13. Now, click on “Next“.
14. In Choose Setup Type window, click on “Complete“.
15. Finally, once the installation is done, click on “Finish” to complete the process.
Reboot your computer. After rebooting your computer, the problem will be solved.
Fix-4 Install legacy hardware-
Installing the legacy hardware on your computer may fix the issue.
1. Press Windows key+R to open Run.
2. Now, type “devmgmt.msc” and hit Enter.
Device Manager utility will open.
3. In Device Manager window, click on “Action” on the menu bar.
4. Now, click on “Add legacy hardware“.
5. Click on “Next“.
6. In Add Hardware window, click on “Install the hardware that I manually select select from a list (Advanced)“.
7. Now, click on “Next“.
7. Next window, click on “Network adapters“.
8. Now, click on “Next“.
9. In the next window, select “Microsoft” as the manufacturer.
10. On the right hand side, select “Bluetooth Device (RFCOMM Protocol TDI)“.
The bluetooth driver will be installed on your computer.
Now, all you have to do is install the default driver for your bluetooth device.
1. In the Device Manager utility window, look for the “Bluetooth” option and expand it and it will be expanded to show available drivers.
2.Then, right click on the bluetooth adapter you are using, then click on “Update driver“.
3. When you will asked ‘How do you want to search for drivers?‘, click on “Browse my computer for driver software“.
6. Now, click on “Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer“.
7. Now, in this window you will notice drive, choose the bluetooth driver on your computer.
8. Now, click on “Next” to install the latest driver.
Wait for a while as the bluetooth driver will be installed on your computer.
9. Click on “Close” to close the update driver window.
Now, close Device Manager window.
This will solve your problem for sure.
Fix-5 Check bluetooth service is running or not-
1. Press Windows Key+R to launch Run window.
2. Now, type “services.msc” and hit Enter to open Services window.
3. In Services window, scroll down to find out “Bluetooth Support Service” and right click on it, then click on “Restart“.
3. Now, double click on the “Bluetooth Support Service“.
4. Now, in the Bluetooth Support Service Properties window, click on the ‘Startup type:‘ and set it to “Manual” mode.
6. Finally, click on “Apply” and “OK” to save the changes on your computer.
Now, close Device Manager window.
Check if you can discover the bluetooth icon on your computer.
Your problem will be solved.
Sambit is a Mechanical Engineer By qualification who loves to write about Windows 10 and solutions to weirdest possible problems.
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