Windows 10: Windows 10 disable automatic connection to Bluetooth devices

Hi,


This is really unacceptable. There are a lot of threads and comments saying users want this feature, and they all get really stupid answers. Users want and need a way to disable the automatic connection to Bluetooth devices without having to "forget" them every time!!!!!. When I have my wireless earphones playing music on my phone and turn on my windows 10 laptop, the audio stops as the computer connects to my earphones. What a stupid behaviour! No other tech I have does that!


Please do not respond with stupid work arounds. Just add a toggle in the settings... This is a very very basic feature.


Thanks

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Keeping devices from automatically connecting via Bluetooth

I've tried disabling the Bluetooth earlier and again following your suggestion

and offer that this is not a workable solution.

With, on my laptop, my Bose speakers and other devices are paired but not connected and the

Bluetooth is turned off, if the TV is on and connected (using) the Bose system, the laptop will

automatically connect to the speakers (disconnecting the TV) when Bluetooth is toggled on.

Given the above, I have to go through a convoluted routine anytime I want to connect to a device (printer, etc.) while the TV is on. Connecting, disconnecting, pairing, reconnecting, disconnecting, etc. etc. isn't a real solution.

Hopefully there's another approach or a real solution coming in the Windows 10 upgrade

that I understand is to be out this year.

Any thoughts??

 

Keeping devices from automatically connecting via Bluetooth

Thank you for getting back to us. If the built-in speaker is already set as the default playback device on your laptop, you can disable the Bluetooth of your laptop instead. To avoid unpairing the device altogether, you can just disable the Bluetooth function
of your laptop. Once you re-enable the Bluetooth, your laptop should automatically connect to the Bluetooth speaker again. Follow these steps to manage your Bluetooth settings:

• Click the Start button.
• Go to Settings > Devices > Bluetooth.
• Set the Bluetooth toggle to the desired setting.

Let us know if you have other questions.

 

Uninstalled Bluetooth Devices Automatically Install


The issue is; when I pair a device with my computer using Bluetooth I am no longer able to unpair, or even uninstall the device, as if i do, somehow windows will just automatically reinstall it even if it's not connected. This means that if i connect the device to something other than my computer, I can no longer re-pair it with my computer as it thinks that the device is still paired.

When I pair the device from the Bluetooth section of control panel, the device will disappear from the control panel Bluetooth menu, and the only way to see that the device is connected is by looking in device manager.
Here is an image I have found of what the Bluetooth section of the control panel should look like with paired devices:



Now here is what mine looks like even though I have a number of devices connected:




Here's what I've Tried
I have removed, and completely uninstalled all Bluetooth devices from the PC using device manager (even the hidden devices), and also uninstalled all Bluetooth applications from the control panel.
After doing the previous steps, I reconnect the Bluetooth dongle (ASUS BT-400) and install the driver I downloaded from the Asus website. As soon as the driver for the device install, all of the previously paired (since time began) devices will install and windows will think they air all paired (again I can see this though the device manager).

I had this issue when I was on windows 8.1 and I have it again now. I did a clean install of windows 10, and the issue still persists even though I have tried two different Bluetooth adapters (to make sure one wan't faulty). How is Windows storing these devices to re-install even though they're not connected?