Windows 10: Windows 10: Bluetooth gets stuck "connecting" every time, for any device. What gives?

Hello,


Recently, I am unable to connect any Bluetooth device to my computer. The strange thing is, however, that Bluetooth is technically working, meaning that my computer searches and finds the devices I would like to connect to and identifies them by name (for example, My Headphones and Xbox Wireless Controller). The problem is that once I select an item to connect to - which is indeed in pairing mode - my Windows Bluetooth settings display "Connecting" with the dots that slide across while it is connecting, however it never connects. It is important to note that it does NOT "fail" to connect - it simply stays forever on "Connecting" without ever actually connecting or failing to connect.


There is not any one specific type of device that causes this: it happens with every single Bluetooth device that I try and connect.


Some troubleshooting I've done:


- Power cycled bluetooth

- Ran the Bluetooth troubleshooter, which says 'fixed' a problem but really it just turns Bluetooth on and changes nothing.

- Disabled and re-enabled Bluetooth Radio in Device Manager.

- Uninstalled Bluetooth Radio and re-installed in Device Manager.

- Checked for driver updates.

- Manually re-installed Bluetooth drivers.

- Created a secondary local admin Windows login account (experiences the same problem).

- Tried to connect by sending a Bluetooth file to my Bluetooth device (has worked in the past, but does not connect currently).


Basically, the only thing left that I can think of is to do a clean Windows installation, which is something that I desperately want to avoid at all costs right now.


Has this problem happened before and are there recommended troubleshooting steps that I haven't already listed? The Bluetooth Radio is clearly working because it finds devices in pairing mode, it just gets stuck while connecting to them.


Thank you for any assistance or recommendations. I really need to solve this problem.


Cheers

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