Turning on Bluetooth on a computer step by step

How to find in bluetooth in computer functions and turn it on how to configure an external Bluetooth adapter - you will learn about all this from this article.

Preparation for the inclusion of the function

If you work on a laptop with a built-in Bluetooth module - additional equipment and programs will not need. The search and switching on the module is made through action through the device manager. If the function of the built-in bluetooth device in your PC is not provided, then the external Bluetooth adapter will be needed. In a situation when at the time of activation of the function you do not have access to the Internet, you need to prepare a drive with drivers to the device.

Built-in bluetooth

To connect bluetooth on Windows 7 follow the following instructions:

On Windows 10, the activation procedure is slightly different. Here is a step-by-step instruction:

In 8 versions of Windows Bluetooth turns on in this way:

1. Open the main control panel (you need to lend a mouse pointer to any of the corners of the screen) and from there go to the Bluetooth parameters.
2. Go to a tab with a change in PC parameters, then into the "Wireless Network" tab.
3. You will see a screen with wireless modules, where there will be a bluetooth power function.

On the version of Windows 8.1, you can turn on bluetooth in another way (it is suitable for this version of the OS):

1. We perform the first step from the section on the inclusion of the function on Windows 8.
2. Click on "Computer and Devices", after bluetooth.
3. After that, it is activated automatically and starts to search for available devices.

Activation of Bluetooth on Windows Vista does not differ from the power process on Windows 7.

External bluetooth devices

In appearance, such devices resemble a flash drive. They are relatively inexpensive and sold in electronics stores. All connecting equipment to connect to the fact that Bluetooth is inserted into one of the USB ports. On the computer, it begins to recognize the same way as on a laptop with built-in bluetooth. Adapter setting is made similarly:

Please note that some bluetooth have an additional outdoor button for switching on.

Frequent Bluetooth Activation Errors

The inclusion of bluetooth is often accompanied by difficulties. The most common - drivers came into a malfunction. The laptop simply does not see bluetooth and activate it fails. Such a nuance is eliminated by reinstalling or updating the driver package. You can download them on the official website of the manufacturer of your laptop (if you use the built-in bluetooth version) or on the manufacturer's website of the external device. Sometimes it is enough to restart the driver to the device from the disk, which was included in the purchase of an adapter.