Fix HP Bluetooth not available on Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, XP, Vista

Bluetooth not available is a common issue in HP computers. If you just made a Windows clean installation or format Windows, the Bluetooth devices, such as wireless keyboard, Bluetooth speaker, wireless mouse, Bluetooth headphones, etc. might stop working. Even though you did a simple troubleshoot of the hardware, Bluetooth is still unavailable in HP laptops or desktops. Well, the problem is from software.

How to quick and easy fix HP Bluetooth not working on Windows operating system? Well, in this post, we are going to introduce three workarounds to resolve this problem effectively.

Note: We are dedicated in providing hot tips for different common computer problems, such as blue screen of death, no wifi available, flickering screen, display driver stopped responding and has recovered, etc.

Method 1 Update or repair HP Bluetooth driver With Driver Talent

One reason of Bluetooth working improperly is the outdated, missing, broken, corrupted or incompatible HP Bluetooth driver because it is the only software communicating computer and Bluetooth devices. Thus, updating or repairing Bluetooth drivers for HP PCs could fix this issue.

Download the latest or compatible drivers from manufacturer’s website and install it manually? No. In this post, we just teach you the easiest way - update or repair the faulty Bluetooth drivers with Driver Talent. Driver Talent is a one-station driver maintain utility, which is able to scan all drivers, verify the bad drivers, update or repair driver with simply one click. In a few minutes, drivers could be downloaded and installed automatically. 

Method 2 Allow Bluetooth devices to connect this computer

Generally, the Bluetooth is disabled by default in HP computers. So, make sure the Bluetooth is enabled and check for the following steps to allow Bluetooth devices to connect this computer.

Step 1: Go to “Control Panel”. Click on “ Hardware and Sound” and then “ Devices”
Step 2: Right click on “Bluetooth Settings”
Step 3: Click on “ Allow Bluetooth devices to connect this computer” from the option tab.

Method 3 Remove and add Bluetooth devices

If your HP computer can not detect the Bluetooth devices, try to remove and add Bluetooth devices again.

Step 1: Locate to “Control Panel” and find “Bluetooth Devices and Sound”
Step 2: Select the problematic devices and right click to Remove the device
Step 3: Right click in the “Devices and Printers” windows and select “Add devices”
Step 4: Windows would look for discoverable Bluetooth devices and present them. Agree to pair the discovered Bluetooth devices.

You might fix HP Bluetooth not working issue on Windows operating system with one of the three methods. Anyway, congratulations! If you have other driver related problems, you could go to resource center to get hot tips.