How to Turn On or Off Sync Apps Between Windows 10 Devices using Bluetooth

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This tutorial is no longer valid starting with Windows 10 build 15002.

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The Windows 10 Anniversary Update version 1607 introduced a new privacy option in Settings to let apps on your other devices use Bluetooth to connect with your Windows 10 PC to sync and continue experience between different devices where the same app is installed.

This option will need to be turned on for each device that you want to sync apps between using Bluetooth.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off 'Let apps on my other devices use Bluetooth to open apps and continue experiences on this device' in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to turn on or off "Let apps on my other devices use Bluetooth to open apps and continue experiences on this device".


CONTENTS:
  • Option One: To Turn On or Off Sync Apps using Bluetooth Between Windows 10 Devices in Settings
  • Option Two: To Turn On or Off Sync Apps using Bluetooth Between Windows 10 Devices using a REG file





OPTION ONE

To Turn On or Off Sync Apps using Bluetooth Between Windows 10 Devices in Settings


1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Privacy icon.

2. Click/tap on General on the left side, and turn on or off Let apps on my other devices use Bluetooth to open apps and continue experiences on this device on the right side for what you want. (see screenshot below)

3. You can now close Settings if you like.

Turn On or Off Sync Apps Between Devices using Bluetooth in Window 10-privacy_settings-2.jpg





OPTION TWO

To Turn On or Off Sync Apps using Bluetooth Between Windows 10 Devices using a REG file


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The .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SmartGlass

BluetoothPolicy DWORD

0 = On
1 = Off


1. Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.


 2. To Turn On Sync Apps using Bluetooth Between Windows 10 Devices

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn-ON_Let_apps_on_my_other_devices_use_Bluetooth_to_open_apps_and_continue_experiences_on_this_device.r eg

Download


 3. To Turn Off Sync Apps using Bluetooth Between Windows 10 Devices

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn-OFF_Let_apps_on_my_other_devices_use_Bluetooth_to_open_apps_and_continue_experiences_on_this_device. reg

Download

4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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