Windows 10: Bluetooth Button in action center does not turn on bluetooth - Windows 11

In Settings> Bluetooth and Devices, the Bluetooth slider is enabled. However, in the Taskbar Action Center, I cannot turn Bluetooth on. It is greyed out - when I click on it there is a brief animation, but it goes back to greyed out.Here is a brief video of what that looks like, I wasn't sure how to verbally explain it perfectly.Also, when I try to remove or add a device via the settings menu, the entire settings app locks up and I have to kill it via task manager.I have one Bluetooth headset connected, and it still works, and I have another that shows it is removing device - this removing

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No button for bluetooth in action center

Joe,

Assuming that you have a Bluetooth card, run these checks -

Do you have a Bluetooth entry in Settings, Devices?



If not then Windows does not think you have a Bluetooth card. Check Device manager for a Bluetooth group.

1. If neither of these is there then you do not have a Bluetooth card or you have disabled Bluetooth in the BIOS. You should check your BIOS for a relevant entry but BIOSes vary so I cannot suggest where such a setting might be. You could seek advice from your computer maker or their user forum.
2. If one is there but not the other then you might be able to get it working correctly by reinstalling the driver from your Computer / Bluetooth card maker's website.

You can customise the items shown in Action center but Bluetooth, if it is enabled, is generally put there by default. As explained above, you can customise what is shown by playing around with Settings, System, Notifications. You can add more entries or you can drag off existing entries or you can drag existing entries around to get them in the layout you prefer.




Denis

 

No button for bluetooth in action center

Joe, click Action Center Icon and click on All Settings. Click System, click Notification and Actions, click Add or remove Quick Actions, and turn Bluetooth ON. That will make it appear in the Action Center on your desktop. You can also turn it ON by going to All Settings, Devices, Bluetooth and Other, Bluetooth ON.

C.B.

 

No button for bluetooth in action center

Hello,

I am brand new to Windows 10 Pro--have had it for just about a week on a Dell Optiplex. The documentation states that to turn on bluetooth, there should be a button in the action center on the bottom left corner of the taskbar.

I don't have this button--grayed out or otherwise. The documentation seems to state this is an issue with my bluetooth service or services--but not sure how to correct this.

Thank You,

Joe