Windows 10: Bluetooth toggle shortcut

Discus and support Bluetooth toggle shortcut in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hello, I would like to know if there is any way to have a shortcut for turning the bluetooth on/off Keyboard shortcut would be ideal but anything... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Nrby, Sep 8, 2017.

  1. Nrby Win User

    Bluetooth toggle shortcut


    Hello,

    I would like to know if there is any way to have a shortcut for turning the bluetooth on/off
    Keyboard shortcut would be ideal but anything else will do, a bat file or a small app.

    Thank you.

    :)
     
    Nrby, Sep 8, 2017
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  2. 93tid Win User

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    No, you cannot get DAB like on the N8. You can have internet radio using different apps like tunein.



    There are also several apps offering connectivity shortcuts, you can pin the Bluetooth to your home screen and it will take you direct to the On/Off toggle.
     
    93tid, Sep 8, 2017
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    boundangle, Sep 8, 2017
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  4. Brink
    Brink New Member

    Bluetooth toggle shortcut

    Brink, Sep 8, 2017
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  5. Nrby Win User
    Hello there ... Thanks for the welcome and the very quick reply.
    My problem is that I would need to do this without seeing the screen ... So anything that involves clicks/tabs won't work for me
     
    Nrby, Sep 8, 2017
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    Brink, Sep 8, 2017
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  7. Nrby Win User
    Found that when I researched this, it didn't work for me, i presume because it's for windows 8.1,
    if I created the bat file and launch it as admin I can see the command prompt window appear stating that it will change the Bluetooth state but nothing actually happens
     
    Nrby, Sep 8, 2017
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  8. Brink
    Brink New Member

    Bluetooth toggle shortcut

    It's the same for Windows 10 to stop and start the Bluetooth "bthserv" service.

    See if creating a .bat file with this below may work better to also disable/enable the service instead of just stop/start.

    Code: @echo off for /F "tokens=3 delims=: " %%H in ('sc query "bthserv" ^| findstr "STATE"') do ( if /I "%%H" NEQ "RUNNING" ( sc config "bthserv" start=Auto & net start "bthserv" ) else if /I "%%H" NEQ "STOPPED" ( net stop "bthserv" & sc config "bthserv" start=disabled ) )[/quote]
    If you wanted the command prompt to pause.

    Code: @echo off for /F "tokens=3 delims=: " %%H in ('sc query "bthserv" ^| findstr "STATE"') do ( if /I "%%H" NEQ "RUNNING" ( sc config "bthserv" start=Auto & net start "bthserv" & pause ) else if /I "%%H" NEQ "STOPPED" ( net stop "bthserv" & sc config "bthserv" start=disabled & pause ) )[/quote]
     
    Brink, Sep 8, 2017
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    Nrby, Sep 8, 2017
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  10. Brink
    Brink New Member
    I've updated the .bat above that should help. You may need to close and reopen Settings after running the .bat to refresh and see the change.

    Remember though, this doesn't directly turn on/off Bluetooth. It enables and disables the Bluetooth service that should effectively turn on/off Bluetooth.
     
    Brink, Sep 8, 2017
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  11. Nrby Win User
    well I get different messages now but that fact that I am using a bluetooth mouse to run the bat and I can run it multiple times is a a good indicator that the bluetooth hasn't stopped working *Smile
     
  12. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Does the Bluetooth mouse use its own USB adapter?

    If so, then it most likely wouldn't be affected by enabling/disabling the Bluetooth service. You would need to enable or disable the Bluetooth mouse in Device Manager instead.

    Why are you needing to disable the mouse for? Is there some issue?
     
    Brink, Sep 8, 2017
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  13. Nrby Win User

    Bluetooth toggle shortcut

  14. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Why are you needing to disable the mouse for? Is there some issue?

    Maybe we can work around it using another method.
     
    Brink, Sep 8, 2017
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  15. Nrby Win User
    ok the full story here is that i use 2 screens and 2 sets of keyboards and mice which are relatively far apart form one another.
    so i usually keep the 2nd set disabled so that no one gets the idea to use that set and move my pointer form somewhere else when I am on the PC (just turning that set off isn't going to solve it as i got jokers around) ... but if I forget to turn the bluetooth on and move to the second screen it's a pain to move back just for that ... and the plan is to use unified remote on my phone to turn the bluetooth on remotely without going back ... with unified remote I can launch any bat file for example if that would work
    i know it's pretty much a stupid lazy reason but i find it strange that there is no simple solution to this
     
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