On your PC, the device should appear in the list of other devices in the Settings window. Now that Bluetooth is turned on, go ahead and turn on the device you want to pair and put it into Pairing Mode or Discovery Mode.

If you’re using a dedicated wireless card with Bluetooth, or a USB Bluetooth adapter, you can get the Bluetooth drivers from the company’s website. If your motherboard has integrated Bluetooth connectivity, download the drivers from the motherboard manufacturer’s website. If you built your own PC, you’ll need to get the drivers from the hardware manufacturer’s website. RELATED: How to Check Your Motherboard Model Number on Your Windows PC Manufacturers have dedicated pages where you can download all of the drivers for your PC - they might even have software to identify the necessary drivers, so you don’t need to look for a driver manually. If you have a laptop and pre-built desktop, visit your manufacturer’s website to find the right drivers. Always download drivers from reputable, official sources, unless you have no other option. If something goes wrong and Windows doesn’t fetch the correct Bluetooth driver, or Bluetooth doesn’t work correctly, manually installing drivers may fix the issue. You usually don’t need to go out of your way to download a Bluetooth driver for Windows 10 - Windows 10 should handle that automatically. RELATED: How to Use and Customize the Windows 10 Action Center How to Download Bluetooth Drivers for Windows 10

The placement of the Bluetooth icon may vary from system to system, depending on how you have things configured. Here you can enable Bluetooth from the Quick Actions panel. RELATED: Bluetooth 5.0: What's Different, and Why it MattersĪlternatively, you can turn Bluetooth on and off quickly by opening up the Action Center (hit Win+A or click the Action Center icon on the system tray). Click the toggle switch under Bluetooth to the “On” position to enable Bluetooth. On the Devices page, select the “Bluetooth & Other Devices” tab on the left.

To do this, open up your Settings app by hitting Win+I and then click the “Devices” category. In order to connect a device to your computer, you need to make sure Bluetooth is enabled.

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