How to turn on Bluetooth on Windows 11 and connect a device

/ Windows / By / August 16, 2021

Windows 11 supports Bluetooth while the hardware chip or dongle is connected to your system. Your Bluetooth drivers may not have been updated for Windows 11 yet but you will find that native drivers work almost as well.

Bluetooth on Windows 11

Bluetooth on Windows 11

Bluetooth can be enabled on Windows 11 and used to connect devices such as speakers, headsets, keyboards, mice etc. Bluetooth is also essential if you plan to use a nearby handset that is still a feature in the new OS.

1. Turn on Bluetooth – Windows 11

Bluetooth is usually turned on by default on Windows 11 however, it can be turned on / off easily.

From Action Center;

  1. Tap on the Win + Keyboard shortening to open the Action Center.
  2. Click on the Toggle Bluetooth to turn it on (or off).

You can also turn off Bluetooth from the Settings app.

  1. Open the Configuration app with the Win + I. keyboard shortcuts.
  2. go to Bluetooth and Devices.
  3. Turn the Turn on Bluetooth version.

2. Pair Bluetooth device – Windows 11

To repair a Bluetooth device, make sure you have Bluetooth turned on.

  1. Specify the device you want to import computer field.
  2. Open the Configuration app with the Win + I. keyboard shortcuts.
  3. go to Bluetooth and Devices.
  4. Click Check out more tools.
  5. Click Add a tool.

  1. Select the type of device you want to pair.
  2. Press and hold the pairing button on the device you want to pair.
  3. Select the device once it appears in the list of available devices.
  4. Wait for the pair device.

3. Connect Bluetooth device – Windows 11

When you repair a device, it connects automatically but you can connect a paired Bluetooth device manually if it does not connect.

  1. Open the Configuration app with the Win + I. keyboard shortcuts.
  2. go to Bluetooth and devices.
  3. Click on the more options button next to a twin machine.
  4. Choose Connect.

4. Remove Bluetooth device – Windows 11

A Bluetooth device can only connect to or be repaired by one device at a time. If you need to connect a Bluetooth device to a different system, you should remove it from Windows 11.

  1. Open the Configuration app with the Win + I. keyboard shortcuts.
  2. go to Bluetooth and devices.
  3. Click on the more options button next to the device you want to remove.
  4. Click Remove tool.

Conclusion

Driver updates for Windows 11 have started rolling out. If you cannot connect a device or it does not appear in the list of devices that you can connect, turn Bluetooth on Windows 11 and then again. Restart the device you are trying to pair and connect as well.

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