Windows 10: Hi, I have some duplicate entries for bluetooth devices in Settings, can't remove the...

The connected one is fine the other two Arc Mouse entries are old and redundant. Tried looking in registry and Device Manager but no success. Does anyone know if the entries can be removed and how.Appreciate any guidance.CheersBruce

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Strange Bluetooth Issue Unable to remove device + it's a duplicate????

Hey Guys,

So I am running into a weird issue on my Lenovo Think pad T570
Windows 10 1909 build 18363.836
i7
16gb of ram
1tb crucial Nvme SSD
Non-touch screen

My issue is with Bluetooth, I have a Logitech mx ergo trackball (great mouse)
and for some reason I have 2 of them on there. One obviously works as I can use my mouse but the other says paired but I can not remove it.










Oddly enough too When I go into the properties of this device there is no information on anything









I have tried un-pairing the current MX ergo that is working and trying to uninstall and removing. and before I re-paired my mouse (This is same mouse too btw) I had gone to device manager show hidden device and uninstalled it that way too. I have tried installing a newer Bluetooth driver for the T570 I tried uninstall/reinstall of the Bluetooth Drivers. So far nothing. Any other ideas? I'm stumped at this point.

 

remove bluetooth devices

I have unacceptable lag in Bluetooth keyboard and mouse response. I also have built a considerable and duplicative list of Bluetooth devices in Windows 10 Settings list. Will deleting the duplicate devices aid keyboard and mouse response? Is there an
easy way to control and manage the Bluetooth device list?

 

Cannot use bluetooth device

1 Pairing is done in Settings, Devices
1.1 You click on Add Bluetooth or other device
1.2 You choose Bluetooth
1.3 If there is a pairing button on the bluetooth device itself then you press that now. You need to check the instructions for your bluetooth device to see how to do this - several automatically go into pairing mode when they switch on, others have a button that needs to be pressed for, say, 5 seconds.
1.4 The computer detects all available bluetooth devices and you select yours from the list. If yours is not on the list then Windows could not detect it.
1.5 It connects - pairing includes connecting
1.6 The computer sounds a buzz in the earpiece then displays Your device is ready to go and you click on Done
1.7 The device is shown in the devices list below the subheading Audio and it shows it as connected
1.8 The device should also appear in Control panel, Sounds, Playback tab
1.9 The device should also appear in Control panel, Devices & printers
1.10 {I just paired some bluetooth earphones as I typed so I could make sure these notes were correct} You use a music player and the sound comes out of the bluetooth earphones

2 If this is not happening for you then go to Contol panel, Devices & printers
2.1 Right-click on the device & select Remove device
2.2 You can now try pairing from scratch again
2.3 Several other users have reported that only removing the device with Bluetooth command line tools - BluetoothInstaller allowed them to re-pair again [see xzion's guidance below]
2.4 Yet others reported that only the KeithM code or Bungee's guidance worked for them [see below]

3 Where is this all going wrong for you?
[I assume we are definitely talking about bluetooth headphones/earphones. I understand that WiFi ones do also exist.]


4 Additional guidance -

Unpair a Bluetooth Device - TenForumsTutorials
Connect a Bluetooth device in Windows - Windows Help

Steps to completely remove a belutooth device so pairing can be done again [post #9, xzion] - TenForums
Steps to completely remove a belutooth device so pairing can be done again [post #22, KeithM] - TenForums
Steps to completely remove a belutooth device so pairing can be done again [post #39, Bungee] - TenForums
Several people registered in TenForums just to be able to thanks xzion, KeithM & Bungee. Apparently, what worked for some people did not work for others so each solution seems worth trying.


Denis