Toggle to turn Bluetooth On or Off is missing in Windows 11/10

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Windows xi/10 has always included back up for Bluetooth hardware. Well, this support has been here for a while now. And with support for the latest version of Bluetooth v.0 LE, it keeps getting even better. But at times, some users have institute that when they go on to apply Bluetooth, they find that the option to turn on Bluetooth is missing in the Windows Settings app or the Activeness Heart. If you face this issue, then this post will help yous fix the trouble.

The toggle to plow Bluetooth On or Off is missing

The scenarios could be different:

No selection to turn on Bluetooth
The device does not take Bluetooth.
Bluetooth won't turn on
Bluetooth missing toggle
No Bluetooth toggle
No Bluetooth switch
The option to turn Bluetooth on or off is missing.

To fix these bug, y'all volition have to comport out the following fixes:

Update, Rollback, or Reinstall the Bluetooth commuter.
Enable Bluetooth from Device Manager.
Enable Services for Bluetooth.

1] Update, Rollback or Reinstall the Bluetooth driver

If y'all recently updated your drivers, maybe you could uninstall or rollback whatsoever drivers and meet if that helps. If you lot did not, you could, via Device Manager, either update or uninstall and fresh install the Bluetooth driver. Information technology could exist the Bluetooth Generic Adapter commuter, Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth, etc.

2] Enable Bluetooth from the Device Manager

Start by hitting the WINKEY + R push combination to launch the Run utility. Now type indevmgmt.msc and hit Enter. It will open up the Device Managing directorfor y'all.

Now, click on the entry labeled asBluetooth and expand it.

Then, right-click on all the Bluetooth driver entries. Information technology could be labeled every bit Bluetooth USB Module, Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth, etc. If you see it disabled, then click onEnable device .

Restart your computer to check if the issue is fixed or not.

3] Enable Services for Bluetooth

Press the WINKEY+R button combination, type inServices.msc, and and so hit Enter to open up the Windows Services Manager.

Locate and right-click on each of the following services and click onPropertiesto check if the Startup Type is gear up toAutomatic:

Bluetooth Handsfree Service.
Bluetooth Audio Gateway Service.
Bluetooth Support Service.
Bluetooth User Support Service.

Right-click on the services listed above and click onProperties.

Make sure that the Startup Type of all is set to Manual. Click onApplyand so click onOK.

If the above services are not running, right-click on the service and click onStart.

Encounter if this has helped!

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Where is the Check for Bluetooth Hardware button?

Some laptops offering a hardware button that tin turn off WiFi and Bluetooth, and you volition non exist able to turn it on from Windows Settings. So check if that's the case, and plow on the hardware button, also called as Airplane mode button.

How practise I plough on Bluetooth on my computer if there is no option?

If your PC doesn't show a Bluetooth option at all, you may not have a Bluetooth device. Check if your motherboard has a Bluetooth device on it. If not, you volition need to install a Bluetooth adaptor. That said, you tin also invest in a PCIe card that supports WiFi and Bluetooth.

Why is there no Bluetooth on my Device Manager?

If your Device Manager doesn't display any Bluetooth, click File and select Scan for Hardware changes. If the device is physically continued to the PC, and so it should be able to detect it. If this doesn't work, you tin can restart the PC, get into BIOS, and check if the Bluetooth is disabled. Enable information technology, reboot, and y'all should be able to see the Bluetooth option in one case y'all log in to the reckoner.

Ayush has been a Windows enthusiast since the day he got his start PC with Windows 98SE. He is an active Windows Insider since Day i and is now a Windows Insider MVP. He has been testing pre-release services on his Windows 10 PC, Lumia, and Android devices.