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Re: Bluetooth connections

From Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject Re: Bluetooth connections
Date 2025-05-02 16:41 -0400
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On Fri, 5/2/2025 7:20 AM, Daniel70 wrote:
> On 1/05/2025 2:53 am, Paul wrote:
>> On Wed, 4/30/2025 10:53 AM, Daniel70 wrote:
>>> On 1/05/2025 12:33 am, Peter Johnson wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:22:46 +1000, Daniel70
>>>> <daniel47@eternal-september.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> How do I now use this connection to 'send' files/photos from the phone
>>>>> to the Desktop?? And/or vice versa??
>>>>
>>>> When your phone is connected to your PC it shows up in File Explorer,
>>>> from where you can browse its file structure and drag files to your
>>>> PC, and vice versa.
>>>>
>>> O.K., My phone is, supposedly, connected to my Computer via Bluetooth. The 'DESKTOP2' shows up on the phone.
>>>
>>> On the Computer, in File Explorer, I see the normal stuff, (Windows C:, Store'N'Go' USB stick, and Network). Selecting Network yields Mobile Devices (Archer_VR1600v) and Network Infrastructure (Archer_VR1600v) .... which I think is the Wi-Fi connected Modem (Why twice???)
>>>
>>> And that's it. If I turn off the Mobile phones Bluetooth, nothing changes on the Win 11 Computer. ;-(
>>>
>>> Does this mean I haven't really got Bluetooth set-up on the Computer
>>
>> Use Device Manager, which is a right-click on Start, and the Device
>> Manager is an item in the list there.
>>
>> On my Windows 11 Device Manager, the word "Bluetooth" appears as
>> the third item down. Inside the Bluetooth item, there will be
>> many items in the list, and one is related to the hardware device.
>>
>>      Asus USB-BT400        <=== Possibly a Broadcom BT adapter
> 
>     Aspera Jazz 2
>     Aspera Jazz 2 Avrcp Transport
>     Bluetooth Device (RFCOMM Protocol TDI)
>     Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator
>     Microsoft Bluetooth LE Enumerator
>     Realtek Wireless Bluetooth Adaptor
> 
>> In the tray area (the caret symbol in the lower right corner, you
>> will see a Bluetooth icon there.
> 
> Yeap, Bluetooth Icon hidden but there.
> 
>> That icon will appear, after the
>> OS downloads the driver(s) for the Device Manager entries. That
>> icon in the tray area, is evidence there is a Bluetooth device present.
>>
>> In the Settings wheel. there is a "Bluetooth and devices" entry.
>> even if you didn't have Bluetooth, that entry would still be
>> labeled the same way.
>>
>> In Bluetooth and Devices : Devices , there is a "discoverable" slider at the top.
> 
> Showing as 'On'.  shows "Discoverable as 'DESKTOP2'"
> Under that there is "Connect a new device to 'DESKTOP2'" and a "Add device" button.
> If I click the 'Add device' button then select 'Bluetooth', the sub-screen shows "Unknown device" and "DESKTOP-FLF6RMQ" .... then, after maybe 30 secs, the "Unknown device" disappears, leaving just the DESKTOP and offers 'Troubleshoot Bluetooth connections'.
> 
>> The "discoverable" will be entirely missing, if the BT adapter is unplugged for example.
> 
> Umm! Isn't the 'BT adapter' part of the Motherboard??
> 
>> I routinely plug and unplug that thing, when testing stuff, so I've seen the
>> item appear... and disappear at the top of "Devices" submenu.
>>
>>     Paul
>>
> Thanks, Paul and Frank and all you others.

The only sage advice here, is to "Leave the discovery window open for a while"
and the <unknown device> will get removed.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/my-bluetooth-shows-all-devices-as-unknown-and/82da23f9-8de7-48f9-b1e1-691ff6dd93d7?page=3

   "Essentially what I did was leave the window Bluetooth window open
    for an extended period of time and let the PC continue to search
    for discoverable devices.  As always, when I first opened the window
    up I would see 20+ unknown devices just like you described and would
    not be able to sync my Bluetooth headset, however simply leaving the
    window open while I multitasked with my day to day work seem to
    resolve the issue. "

This is not a good answer, but it may allow you to (eventually) finish
a pairing, connection, and an intended activity.

   Paul

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Bluetooth connections knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-29 12:36 -0400
  Re: Bluetooth connections Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-04-29 17:43 +0000
    Re: Bluetooth connections knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-29 17:28 -0400
      Re: Bluetooth connections Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-29 19:11 -0400
        Re: Bluetooth connections knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-29 20:56 -0400
          Re: Bluetooth connections Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-30 12:40 -0400
    Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-30 20:22 +1000
      Re: Bluetooth connections Peter Johnson <peter@parksidewood.nospam> - 2025-04-30 15:33 +0100
        Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-01 00:53 +1000
          Re: Bluetooth connections Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-30 12:53 -0400
            Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-02 21:20 +1000
              Re: Bluetooth connections Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-02 16:41 -0400
                Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-03 19:29 +1000
      Re: Bluetooth connections Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-04-30 15:46 +0000
        Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-01 20:52 +1000
          Re: Bluetooth connections Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-05-01 12:40 +0000
            Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-02 19:21 +1000
              Re: Bluetooth connections Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-05-02 10:37 +0000
            Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-02 19:26 +1000
              Re: Bluetooth connections Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-05-02 10:37 +0000
                Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-03 19:54 +1000
        Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-03 19:48 +1000
          Re: Bluetooth connections Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-03 15:40 -0400
      Re: Bluetooth connections Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-30 12:15 -0400

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