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  1. Manny213 Win User

    how to reduce bluetooth range in windows 11?


    HiI have bluetooth enabled on my desktop to allow certain devices access such as keyboard, mouse etc. It turns out that the range for reception is between 50 and 100 meters. This is way too big. My concern is security. Having such a long range allows unauthorized users to get access. I would like to reduce the range of my bluetooth to say a few feet from my computer. This is where all my devices are located so that is big enough. My questions are:1. Does Windows 11 allow me to reduce the range?2. If not, then is there a third party program that will allow me to reduce the range?Thank

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    Manny213, Jan 6, 2025
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  2. aasim1111 Win User

    Bluetooth in windows 10

    My computer specs are as listed in the profile. I think all of you guys are correct. I don't have built-in Bluetooth in mobo.

    I contacted skull candy headphones and thy have told me if I do not have built-in Bluetooth, I would need a dongle which supports at least a2dp. I do not know what the heck that means. I have a feeling I would need more than a cheap dongle.

    Anyone suggest some a2dp adapters. I searched but don't know what a2dp is so couldn't make a decision
     
    aasim1111, Jan 6, 2025
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  3. ezra_vdj Win User
    Same Bluetooth Dongle - Different OS - Different Range

    Background:

    My laptop has undergone a serious upgrading and turned into a project for me - part of this upgrade was to

    1. Take the optical drive bay out, install a second HDD and make it a hackintosh
    2. Install a Bluetooth dongle inside the shell and increase it's range so I can stream Bluetooth audio to a speaker from a reasonable distance.
      I managed to hackintosh successfully and today I had the chance to upgrade the inner Bluetooth system, with the intent to extend it's range (you can read more into it here).

    Testing the outcome of my upgrade yielded something interesting. I have a Bluetooth speaker that sits in the kitchen to play audio from, and whilst testing the range in Windows 10, I found that I have to basically sit no longer than 1m away from the receiver for the audio not to be choppy (no improvement). However, it got interesting upon booting into El Capitan and discovering that I could sit a proper 6m away and the audio to be crystal clear(!)

    Question:

    Could someone please tell me why I am able to get a much greater range out of my Bluetooth dongle in El Capitan compared to Windows 10. Same dongle, same computer - different operating systems. Would it have to something with the default drivers? Or something to do with the communication between devices and packets?

    Cheers guys.
     
    ezra_vdj, Jan 6, 2025
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  4. Tenforo Active Member

    how to reduce bluetooth range in windows 11?

    Bluetooth in windows 10

    https://www.asus.com/Networking/USBBT211_Mini_Bluetooth_Dongle/

    • Support A2DP for Wireless Stereo Music Playback
    Edit: This is a dongle with old BT version I see now, but I'm sure you can find a Asus BT4.0 version.

    Edit2:

    @aasim1111 I have this one, it doesn't show that it supports A2DP in the specs but I think it'll work, otherwise send a mail to Asus and ask.
    https://www.asus.com/Networking/USBBT400/specifications/
     
    Tenforo, Jan 6, 2025
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