Are you having trouble with the Bluetooth device connection, and looking for a way to reinstall the Bluetooth driver on Windows then you are at the right place. This article will let you know how to do it easily in just a few steps. You just need to continue reading it and follow it to get the perfect solution to your problem.
How to reinstall Bluetooth driver?
Bluetooth is an important part of any system or device. There can be several times when the Bluetooth does not connect to the external devices easily and has issues in pairing with the Bluetooth of secondary devices. At this time you need to uninstall the Bluetooth drivers first and then reinstall it to fix the problem. Let’s follow the easy steps to reinstall the Bluetooth driver on the Windows operating system.
Uninstall the Bluetooth driver
Use the device manager to uninstall the Bluetooth driver and follow the steps given below:
- Search the device manager or Press the “Windows+R” shortcut key to open the Run window and type ‘devmgmt.msc’ and press “Enter”.
- Expand the Bluetooth category.
- Right click on the Bluetooth driver and click on “Uninstall device” option.
- Check the box “Delete the driver software for this device” on the pop-up window.
- Click on the “Uninstall” button.
- Restart your Device.
Reinstall the Bluetooth driver
There are two ways to reinstall the Bluetooth driver- manually and automatically.
- Reinstall the Bluetooth driver manually
When you restart the device after uninstalling the Bluetooth driver, the device manager will automatically install the suitable Bluetooth driver. If it does not happen then you can go to the PC manufacturer’s website and reinstall the Bluetooth driver using the below steps:
- Find the relevant Bluetooth driver according to your system requirement and download it.
- Install the Bluetooth driver by running the downloaded setup file.
- Once the installation process is completed, restart your system.
- Reinstall the Bluetooth driver automatically
One of the most common and appropriate method to reinstall the Bluetooth driver is updating the windows operating system. for this, you need to follow the steps given below:
- Click on the “Start” button.
- Go to “Settings”.
- Find the “Update & Security” Option and click on it.
- On the “Window Update” screen, click on the Check for updates button.
- After this windows will automatically download and install the latest version of Bluetooth driver on your system.
Note: While establishing the connection, Make sure the device is powered on and within the range of the computer.