Windows 10: My BT headphones pair but don't connect

My BT pairs but doesn't connect , i have a csr 4.0 dongle , file transfer between phone and pc works



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Reconnect to an already paired BT device (e.g. headphones)


I have a Windows 10 laptop with Bluetooth and I have Sony BT headphones already paired to that laptop. I use the headphones with different BT source devices. They remember the last device they were connected to. Switching them to another BT source requires active action from the user. In case of Windows 10, I have to open Action Pane, click on the Connect shortcut (which opens a Connect pane), find my headphones in the list and ask Windows to connect to them.

Now, my question is: it there any way to do the same thing without having to go through Action pane? I.e. is there any way to open the Connect pane directly (a keyboard shortcut preferably)? Or maybe there's an old-style (Windows 7-style) window that would allow me to reconnect to a paired device?

 

BT pairing problem

I am trying to pair my E65 to my laptop using Nokia Connection Manager (NCM). this is what i do:

1. open Nokia Connection Manager, click on BT connection and proceed with the steps until prompted to enter PIN.

2. I then enter the PIN in NCM and the phone and the pairing is done. I checked on the Toshiba BT Manager and manage to see the pairing listed in the program.

3. i then disable the BT radio on both the phone and laptop and re-enable it again.

4. Then launch PC Suite and click Get Connected button to get connected but couldnt connect (BT either set as hidden or shown to all, still fails).

5. I checked on Toshiba BT Manager and didnt see the pairing.

It seems like once i disable the radio, the pairing is gone even though i set the pairing as authorised in the E65.

how do i set the BT pairing so that it becomes permanent, without having to setup a new pairing everytime i re-enable BT radio?

 

Headphones won't connect to Bluetooth (not a pairing problem)

Using Plantronics Bluetooth headphones (S5xx17). When they have been turned off, the only way they will reconnect to my BT source is by opening the Windows 10 Sounds panel (not the Settings>Bluetooth and Other Devices window that shows them paired) then selecting the Playback tab. In that tab I have to right-click the icon for my headphones, then click Connect. At that point the headphones will connect to Bluetooth.
I have a BT radio that simply connects to the same BT setup when turned on. I don’t understand why I must go through this ritual each time I power on the headphones. Am I missing some setting or is it just the way the headphones are designed?