Windows 10: Turn On or Off Bluetooth in Windows 10

Hi Brink
I tried all your tutorials and my BT still shows active in the notification area -strange.

 

Hey Brink.

Which option 1 & 2 you referring to?

Yes, the pc comes with bluetooth drivers installed.
Nope i do not have any 3rd party software.

 

My issue with Bluetooth was I did NOT want to use it, even thou my computer has Bluetooth installed. The only way I could have it not show in my actions windows was to disable the bluetooth driver. (Not uninstall the driver)

I do have another computer with NO Bluetooth capabilities at all, and the Bluetooth icon still shows in my action menu, sometimes. A 2nd reboot makes it disappear. So I still believe this IS a MS problem.

 

Yea I had the same first situation. PC came with bluetooth but I do not have the option to turn it off.

Under action center i click BT, it pops up the settings and I don't see on/off toggle. So I disable BT under device manager as you mentioned. It works for now. Action center no longer display BT.

But is there a proper fix to this bug?

 

None that I know of ...and I've been waiting for a VERY Long time. *Smile

 

Ditto, Old Mike.
When I had BT, it was a pain as I could not turn it off. Now that I don't the icon remains in the notification area.
I am going to over look it. Nice programming and developing wouldn't you say.
Peter

 

Hello Peter, *Smile

The tutorial below can help show you how to turn on or off the Bluetooth notification area icon.

Bluetooth Notification Icon - Turn On or Off in Windows

 

It would be option 1 & 2 in the tutorial on the first page here. *Smile

 

I've tried those in the past Shawn and they never worked. I will admit I have not tried them recently.

But ...how to you explain a computer with NO Bluetooth at all, having the Bluetooth icon in its action menu?? (notification area)
That fix for the 2nd computer with No Bluetooth, is reboot a 2nd time, then it does not display. *Smile

 

I'm not sure why in that situation either. Since there's not a Bluetooth device to disable in Device Manager, disabling the Bluetooth services may work to remove it from the Action Center instead.

 

Just for testing I did turn on the Bluetooth device on the Computer that DOES have Bluetooth. Then rebooted.
Then go to all settings, click on Devices, then click on Bluetooth, and Can't turn it off from that screen, as its constantly searching for a Bluetooth device, so no other option can be chosen. *Smile

Thats why the only thing that works for this HP computer, which is only 2 years old, and a clean install, is to disable the Bluetooth service in Device manager. THAT does work. Thats why I've always said its a MS issue with some computers.

The 2nd Computer with NO Bluetooth at all ....their IS nothing to turn off ....I've looked. Takes 2 reboots, then the Bluetooth icon is gone. lol

 

I tried all except the registry and it is still there. I think the upgrade to 10 from 7 removed almost all of BT except the notification which cannot be turned off. I have looked in the device manager and searched everywhere but there is no Bluetooth.

 

Peter,

Just to make sure this is for the correct Bluetooth icon, please post a screenshot showing it.

 

I had to take a picture with my camera and use Drive to get it to you. You will notice that BT and location are lighter than the others. In reality they are light blue as oppose to dark blue.

 

No picture is showing .....you can use the built-in Snipping Tool in Windows.