Windows 10: My bluetooth has not been working for a long time and I just cannot figure out why.

Discus and support My bluetooth has not been working for a long time and I just cannot figure out why. in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I have a Bluetooth dongle that I use to connect everything to my computer, it works completely fine most days until sometimes when I boot my PC, it... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by FreddieHarvey1, Mar 16, 2025.

  1. My bluetooth has not been working for a long time and I just cannot figure out why.


    I have a Bluetooth dongle that I use to connect everything to my computer, it works completely fine most days until sometimes when I boot my PC, it says that the "BARROT Bluetooth 5.4 Adapter" registry has been damaged and cannot start. So I reinstall the driver and everything is fine once more until I shut down my pc, this is my first issue.Secondly I cannot use software that requires Bluetooth such as phone link, otherwise I get this window pop up on my screen for a few seconds, then it disappears again, then it comes back and It does not stop until I restart my PC.I seem to have tried just

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    FreddieHarvey1, Mar 16, 2025
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  2. caperjack Win User

    bluetooth headphones

    setting up win10 Bluetooth and my Bluetooth headphones work fine ,but every time I reconnect the headphones I have to delete them from Bluetooth settings and let win10 pickup the headphones again ,before they will pair ,then win10 want to reboot to add the headphones ,I reboot and they work fine ,but next time I plug the headphone in again they will not pair ,don't even get an option to pair till I delete the head phones from the list ,, any suggestions ,, thank
     
    caperjack, Mar 16, 2025
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  3. jerriy Win User
    Bluetooth is not working — troubleshoot claims I don't even have it

    I have done all the following steps:

    - installed bluetooth driver from manufacturer
    - hit windows update
    - updated / uninstalled bluetooth items listed in Device Manager and restarted the PC
    - updated / uninstalled USB drivers listed in Device Manager and restarted the PC (USB drivers automatically came back but not bluetooth)
    - turned on and restarted all bluetooth support in services.msc
    - conducted bluetooth troubleshooting
    - conducted hardware troubleshooting
     
    jerriy, Mar 16, 2025
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  4. nick255 Win User

    My bluetooth has not been working for a long time and I just cannot figure out why.

    Can't get Bluetooth working...

    If your sure that its recognised properly then have a look on this links page http://www.holtmann.org/linux/bluetooth/

    The only thing i can think of to fix if it isnt recognised by linux is the following:

    Firstly you have to find out what chipset your bluetooth dongle uses.
    Secondly i think your going to have to basically compile your own kernel and include the module for the chipset that your bluetooth dongle uses.
    Thirdly depending on if you add it to the kernel or as like built in you will have to add the name of the module to a config file which is used when you boot linux.

    If the kernel doesnt have support for your bluetooth dongle then you can either try and find a different copy of the kernel which does or try and find the driver for it.

    To recompile your own kernel however requires a whole guide itself , plus different linux distro's will have different kernels with different options and slightly different config files.

    Only thing i can suggest is going to www.gentoo.org and reading through their handbook, its basically step by step setting up linux manually, in the handbook there is a page or two on recompiling your kernel for your particular configuration.
     
    nick255, Mar 16, 2025
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