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Copper Contributor

Jul 07, 2021

Windows 11 won’t recognize Integrated motherboard Bluetooth

I have Bluetooth built into my motherboard but Windows 11 won’t recognize it in Device Manager. In fact the Bluetooth category doesn’t even show up. I’ve tried disabling and re enabling Bluetooth in t...

Pixelated

Copper Contributor

Dec 22, 2023

Me Too! I can't believe years of computer knowledge went down the drain. But jbsan3 guidance really work, I'm so dumbfounded, going crazy restart and safe mode back and forth, only to end up this. Asus X Maximus Formula board here. Powercycle without unplugging usb, wait all the lights of board went out, boot up and double check bluetooth and wifi controller enabled in bios then went in windows 11 to find the icons went back up. It occurs to me on Windows 11, so I can atest this method works for windows 11 too.

ratsilva

Copper Contributor

Dec 26, 2023

Pixelated

Lol I know the feeling. It's a real brain buster. But finding the fix opened a new world of insight.

Computer are becoming real strange in there workings.

I wonder if the Bluetooth is always on for tracking reasons.

Amazon Alexa , and the Apple gents use Bluetooth triangulation to locate and track devices even when location is off on the device.

Using Bluetooth active devices, like my motherboard, may be used for this...

Who knows... 🤔