Windows 10: Don't connect to bluetooth automatically which are in use, or switch to newly activated...

One annoying behaviour of W11 and W10 is that it ignorantly takes over all bluetooth devices in the vicinity at startup. Since there is still no option, after all these years, to turn this off, I would like to turn off Bluetooth completely and automatically at reboot. And autoconnect. Is there an option maybe in the registry that I can use. Or it switches to a newly activated Bluetooth device that was switched on. The PC is not the only device in a household, so this behaviour is very interuptive and leads to repeated attempts by the users all around the world to reestablish the desired conn

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Don't connect to bluetooth automatically which are in use, or switch to newly activated bluetooth device

One annoying behaviour of W11 (and W10) is that it ignorantly takes over all bluetooth devices in the vicinity at startup. Since there is still no option, after all these years, to turn this off, I would like to turn off Bluetooth completely and automatically at reboot. And autoconnect. Is there an option maybe in the registry that I can use. Or it switches to a newly activated Bluetooth device that was switched on. The PC is not the only device in a household, so this behaviour is very interuptive and leads to repeated attempts by the users all around the world to reestablish the desired connections....

Is there any way that can be switched off?

 

Don't connect to bluetooth automatically which are in use, or switch to newly activated bluetooth device

Hello, I'm Felipe and I'm an independent Community Advisor, and I'll do my best to help you.

Yes, there is a way to prevent Windows from automatically connecting to Bluetooth devices at startup. Here are the steps to do it:

Open the Settings app by clicking on the Start menu and selecting "Settings".

Click on "Devices".

Click on "Bluetooth & devices" on the left-hand side of the screen.

Under the "Mouse, keyboard, & pen" section, turn off the toggle switch for "Automatically connect to devices".

Under the "Audio" section, turn off the toggle switch for "Hands-free mode".

With these settings turned off, Windows will no longer automatically connect to Bluetooth devices when they are in range. If you want to connect a new device, you will need to do it manually by going to the "Bluetooth & devices" settings and selecting the device you want to connect.

Note that these steps are for Windows 11, but the process should be similar on Windows 10.

 

how to activate bluetooth in Windows 10

As you have suggested; typing "settings" in the search box, Network & Internet did not show up.

I am using Win 10 and I am trying to activate or configure my newly purchase "Sculpt Comfort Mouse" I am unable to do so because it will not sync with my computer.

Daniel

Your suggestion:

Type Settings in the search box.

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  Click on Network and Internet.
  
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  In the left pane, click on Flight Mode.
  
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  Under “Wireless Device” and then “Bluetooth” change the switch from off to on to enable Bluetooth and switch it from on to off to disable Bluetooth.