Windows 10: How to turn off auto connect for Bluetooth earphones on Windows 11?

I fully resonate with the frustrations of this user. I'll try not to use as many expletives but I have to say this feature is pathetically stupid - like, really. Unfortunately, none of the solutions in the answer to this question have helped. Is there - or is there not - a way to disable the auto-connect feature on Bluetooth? That's all I want to know.

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Bluetooth earphone connected, but no sound.

My Bluetooth earphone is been connected in windows 11 and it's showing connected. I can even pause and play by tapping on the Bluetooth earphone but the sound is coming from laptop's speaker and not from the Bluetooth earphone. Wired headphones are working fine and only Bluetooth is having this problem and it occurred after the last update ,until that my Bluetooth earphones were working fine with the same laptop. I tried all possible ways...Can someone please help me with this. Please. It's been a month since I'm struggling with this issue.

 

Bluetooth earphones connected in Windows 11, but cannot play sound

Hi, my name is Jan and I'm here to help you. A driver problem related to your wireless Bluetooth earphones is most likely causing it. Follow each step below to fix your wireless earphones issue.

1. Search for "Bluetooth"

Select "Bluetooth settings and other devices"

Select your wireless Huawei earphones from the list

Click Remove device

Tap Yes.

Press Windows Key + X

Open Device Manager

Click "View"

Check the box "Show hidden devices"

Expand Bluetooth

Then right-click on your Bluetooth device

Then uninstall all drivers related to your wireless Huawei earphones

Restart your computer.

Make sure your wireless Huawei earphones are set to pairing mode. Refer to your wireless headphones manual on how to put your device into pairing mode.

Then try to pair your wireless headphones again to your computer

2. Search Bluetooth

In the list of "Bluetooth and other device settings"

Scroll down and then under "Related settings"

Select and click on "More device and printer settings"

Right-click on your wireless headset

and then select "Properties"

and click on the Services tab.

and then check all the features under Bluetooth Services.

Click Apply and then OK.

 

Windows 11 | No Hands free mode for bluetooth earphones

Sorry, that's not correct.

When you pair Bluetooth earphones with Windows, you should expect to see two Bluetooth profiles in Windows:

• Headphones, for listening to music; and
  
• Headset, for video-conferencing.
  

The Hands-free profile is for controlling a device with voice commands, and the most well-known applications are Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

What's confusing, and frustrating, is that Bluetooth is its own technology, separate from Windows, so if you're having trouble with Bluetooth, you need to ask for help from the device manufacturer - in your case, the earphone manufacturer - not from Microsoft. Any advice you get here centers around reinstalling the device or the Bluetooth software, which only helps temporarily if it helps at all.

Adding to the confusion and the frustration is that these three profiles were originally designed to be used with a mobile device - a phone, mostly - not a computer. So device manufacturers need to find a way to 'make it work' with a computer.