Windows 10: Windows 10 Pro and Google Nest Mini

Notebook Dell Inspiron 15R 5537 (Windows 10 Pro 1909 - 18363.476 - x64 / Intel Core i7-4500U CPU @1.80GHz 2.40GHz / 16 GB RAM / SSD Crucial MX500 250 GB)


Hello guys. I have the PC above. This week, I bought a Google Nest Mini Model H2C. It works fine, but I have just one problem:

Windows bluetooth control panel succesfully detects and pairs with Nest, and the Google Home App also connects with the Dell computer. But Windows won't show Nest between audio playback devices. Therefore, I can't set Nest as Windows default speaker.

I tried everything: resetting Nest Mini, uninstalling Google Home and reconfiguring them all. I also uninstalled and reinstalled the Bluetooth drivers provided by Dell (actually, the computer is fully updated with all last drivers). I ran the commands “netsh winsock reset”, “ipconfig /flushdns” and “chkdsk /f” and rebooted Windows several times. Nothing worked.


I was wondering if there is a compatibility problem with the computer Bluetooth hardware and Google Nest Mini. So I am attaching here some pictures that show the details of my notebook's Bluetooth Hardware and other settings. I would appreciate any help. Thank You!


1) As can be seen here, Windows is paired with Google Nest Mini, which is shown as an Audio device:







2) But, as seen here, Nest Mini is not among the sound output devices:






3) Therefore, it is not possible to set Google Nest Mini as Windows default playback device:







4) Here are the bluetooth and audio devices, as seen in devmgmt.msc:






5) Here are driver details:









6) Here is a list of details provided by Dell via its suport webpage, which scanned my computer:





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Google enabled Assistant in Nest Security...

Source

How do you "forget" listing the microphone in the specification is beyond me. No wonder why there are lot of tin-foil hats around...

 

Google enabled Assistant in Nest Security...

Source

How do you "forget" listing the microphone in the specification is beyond me. No wonder why there are lot of tin-foil hats around...

 

Cortana and nest

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



At present, Cortana can
control your smart home devices such as

• Turn lights on or off
  
• Set the brightness of a light
  
• Control a group of lights
  
• Set the temperature
  
• Turn the thermostat up or down
  

I would suggest you to check with the Nest support team if the Nest Hello can be
configured to Cortana commands.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator