Windows 10: tp-link bluetooth allow a device to connect greyed out

hi to everyone here this is my first post and apologies that it is a plea for help, but a big hi from galway ireland :-}now to my questiom, i have recently bought a new pc running win 10 version 21H1 (os build 19043.1083) it came with a free tp-link usb dongle for bluetooth now windows recognizes it and evrything seems fine except that when i click the symble in the tool bar the allow a device to connect is greyed out. im no expert on computers and i have spent hours on google and got no where i hope someone here can help me. many thanks in advance. paul

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tp-link bluetooth allow a device to connect greyed out

I have a couple tp-link Bluetooth 4.0 Nano USB Adapter UB400. Is yours like that? have had no problems with them.




I see this in the taskbar tray for Bluetooth.




What do you see if you go to Settings > Devices? Is Bluetooth turned on there?

 

tp-link bluetooth allow a device to connect greyed out

hi to everyone here this is my first post and apologies that it is a plea for help, but a big hi from galway ireland :-}now to my questiom, i have recently bought a new pc running win 10 version 21H1 (os build 19043.1083) it came with a free tp-link usb dongle for bluetooth now windows recognizes it and evrything seems fine except that when i click the symble in the tool bar the allow a device to connect is greyed out. im no expert on computers and i have spent hours on google and got no where i hope someone here can help me.
many thanks in advance.
paul

 

Bluetooth : allow device to connect greyed out


Win10 on Dell Inspiron Desktop PC

I want to play music from my Samsung Galaxy S6 through the bluetooth speaker system on my PC. After successfully pairing the phone, I discover that it is not connected. The bluetooth speakers are connected, but the phone only shows as "paired". In the Bluetooth popup, "allow a device to connect" is greyed out. After a Google search, I know this is a common problem, but proposed solutions don't work in my case. I tried rebooting both PC and phone, but no help. I installed the latest Bluetooth driver from Intel, but no change.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.