In Settings Bluetooth Radio is off, but BT tray icon all is well


  1. Posts : 112
    64-bit Windows 10 Pro 1909
       #1

    In Settings Bluetooth Radio is off, but BT tray icon all is well


    In the main Windows settings->Devices->Bluetooth, it reports that "Bluetooth is turned off". There's no button present to turn it back on. However, if I use the Bluetooth tray icon's context menu, it shows that the radio and everything else is on and I can easily connect any Bluetooth device I have.

    Note that I was so sick and tired of my Bluetooth keyboard losing it's connection, I purchased a new Bluetooth dongle. But the problem persisted, so I downloaded the correct 64-bit driver from the manufacturer (EVEO), installed it, and afterwards, as long as I used the BT tray icon to connect once, everything is perfect. Except, of course, that the Settings still reports that Bluetooth is off.

    I thought of uninstalling all the 20 or so Bluetooth drivers, since when I look at them in the Device Manager (I must choose "show hidden devices" to see these), they all report that they are no connected to any device.

    What would your suggestion be, please? I'm ready to uninstall all those disconnected drivers, but I don't want to do anything rash.

    Thank you!

    I'm running 64-bit Win 10 Pro, Version 1909 (OS Build 18363.592)
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  2. Posts : 42,734
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #2

    Hi, this is discussed here with various approaches, including several that worked:
    windows 10 - Option to Turn Bluetooth on or off is Missing - Super User

    Given your multiplicity of drivers, a clean-up operation sounds like a good start.
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  3. Posts : 4,767
    Windows 10 preview 64-bit Home
       #3

    I think the EVEO driver has taken over from Windows' own so all the settings change needs to be done via EVEO settings. That's why you can't turn off Bluetooth via Windows.
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