Sunday, February 5, 2017
Bluetooth device was not discoverable or An error occured changes could not be saved and the bluetooth device may not be plugged in
Bluetooth device was not discoverable or An error occured changes could not be saved and the bluetooth device may not be plugged in
Solution:
1] Click Start > Run > type devmgmt.msc and hit enter.
2] Device Manager window will be opened and expand Bluetooth radios.
3] Right click on Wireless Bluetooth Module > Properties > Power Management tab.
4] By default windows turn off the bluetooth and wireless device.
5] Make sure that there is no tick mark in Allow computer to turn off this device to save power as shown in picture below.
6] Click OK to close the properties box.
1] Click Start > Run > type devmgmt.msc and hit enter.
2] Device Manager window will be opened and expand Bluetooth radios.
3] Right click on Wireless Bluetooth Module > Properties > Power Management tab.
4] By default windows turn off the bluetooth and wireless device.
5] Make sure that there is no tick mark in Allow computer to turn off this device to save power as shown in picture below.
6] Click OK to close the properties box.
7] Also expand the Network Adapters in the device manager window.
8] Right click on Wireless-N WLAN Half-Mini Card > Properties > Power Management tab
9] Make sure that there is no tick mark in Allow computer to turn off this device to save power.
10] If there is tick mark then the error will be pop-up saying your bluetooth device was not plugged in.
11] Now select Advanced tab > select Wake-up Mode > set Value as Disabled (or) None.
12] Click OK and close the Device Manager window.
13] Now right click the Bluetooth radio button in the notification area of the taskbar and open settings.
14] Put the tick mark near the following options
- Allow bluetooth devices to find this computer
- Allow bluetooth devices to connect to this computer
- Alert me when a new bluetooth device wants to connect
15] Now select the Share tab and put the tick mark near Allow remote devices to browse, send and receive pictures, music and other files.
16] Atlast click Apply and OK.
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If the problem still exist then you have to check the bluetooth service.
1] Click Start > Run > type services.msc and hit enter.
2] Services window will be opened.
3] Locate the Bluetooth service and right click > properties.
4] Set the Startup type as Automatic and Start the service if it has Stopped.
5] Click Apply and OK.
6] Locate the Bluetooth Support service and right click > properties.
7] Set the Startup type as Automatic and Start the service if it has Stopped.
8] Click Apply and OK.
9] Similarly locate the WLAN AutoConfig service and repeat same procedure.
10] If you cant able to start the service, select the Dependencies tab and start all the services related to it by following the above steps.
Note: Also read my new post on "Bluetooth keyboard/mouse disconnects frequently in Windows 7 laptops"
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