Turning on Bluetooth on a laptop

In order to enable Bluetooth in version 10 of the Microsoft operating system, there are several ways:

Quite often, some users have one of the ways to activate the required function, maybe not available. This may be related to the installed parameters by default or due to problems with the operating system itself.

In this case, first of all, it is recommended to try to activate Bluetooth using the function keys on the keyboard. If this method did not help solve the problem, then perhaps on a personal computer not installed appropriate drivers. In this case, you will need to download them from the official website of the laptop manufacturer or from any other third-party service. The software is installed quickly and step by step. After completing the installation of the software, you must reboot PC.

Bluetooth on Windows 8

In order to activate the data exchange module on Windows 8 (not to be confused with updating Windows 8.1, since it has a completely different way of activating this parameter), you must perform the following steps:


If the methods described above did not bring the desired result, then you should open device manager and see if bluetooth is activated there, and also check the originality of the drivers. You can open the manager using a key combination Windows + R and entering the command devmgmt.msc.

In devmgmt.msc you will need:

Enabling Bluetooth on Windows 8.1

For Windows 8.1, there is only one method that is suitable for activating the data transfer module:


After all the above steps are completed, the device will go into auto search for connection.

Enabling on Windows 7

On Windows 7, the easiest way to activate Bluetooth is using proprietary Microsoft utilities, which are located in the right area of ​​the control panel. You need to right-click on them and go to the menu Bluetooth settings, where this function is already activated. If the Bluetooth menu item is not displayed in the settings, but the drivers are installed correctly, then you can proceed as follows:


If there is no icon in the notification area

On some laptops, before activating the connection in the settings themselves, you must move hardware switch Wireless into operating mode (for example, on Sony laptops). If this is not done, then the bluetooth settings item is simply will not be displayed.

Also Wireless, can be replaced by activating hot keys Fn+ icon Bluetooth(this method is usually suitable for Asus laptops released before 2015).