How To Connect To Bluetooth Headphones On Windows 7

Here's a look at how you can connect your Bluetooth headphones or other devices to your Windows 7 PC.

Update: Windows 7 is no longer supported by Microsoft. Make sure you are running Windows ten or above. For more, read our commodity on adding Bluetooth devices to Windows x.

Bluetooth has pretty much become the wireless technology staple for nigh all portable devices, wouldn't y'all hold? What happens though when you take a Bluetooth headset or another device that you want to connect to your Windows 7 estimator?

Nigh smartphones accept an easy-to-configure interface that you'll have no problem finding. However, this interface is not so visible with Windows seven. At that place are as well times where things appear to connect to Windows 7, merely information technology just doesn't work. Recently plagued past this problem, I figured that if it happened to me, it's probably happening to more people. With that existence the case, what can you practice? Let'south take a look.

Before we get started, for this to work your figurer volition need:

Option A : Congenital-in Bluetooth functionality
Option B : A compatible Bluetooth dongle that plugs into one of your USB slots.

How to Connect A Bluetooth Device To Your Windows 7 System

one. Click the Start Carte du jour Orb and then blazon devicepairingwizard and press Enter.

ii. Make your device discoverable, sometimes also referred to as visible. This footstep has to be done on your Bluetooth device and not your computer (unless your computer is the "Bluetooth device.") On most portable Bluetooth peripherals this is done by holding downwardly the power button for 5-15 seconds and then the ability light will commencement to flash i or multiple colors. You may need to refer to your independent device's manual for the verbal instructions.

iii. Select your device then click Next to begin pairing.

4. Fifty-fifty one time you've connected, with Virtually devices you'll need to look for Windows to install the device drivers for your Bluetooth peripheral. By default, Windows will only employ its born device drivers. Therefore, you'll want to either i) enable automatic windows update device driver installation or 2) manually grab the latest driver from your device manufacturer. If you lot skip that, you lot'll probably terminate upwardly with an outdated commuter and might not have the total functionality of your Bluetooth device.

At present your device should exist ready. Congrats and enjoy your slick new Bluetooth connexion.

Of course, existence that we're dealing with an unlimited number of device manufacturers (unlike Apple tree) things might non connect flawlessly. Fortunately, there'due south something we can try to resolve the outcome if your device connects, merely nevertheless does not work.

How-To Troubleshoot Bluetooth Connection Issues

5. Click the Start Menu Orb and click Devices and Printers.

6. Right-click the device where y'all're having the trouble. Usually, it'll exist easy to spot because of a golden exclamation triangle (which is known as the Troubleshoot icon.)

9 out of x times, the problem is considering of a missing or outdated driver, just if there is another cause, it may or may not pop up under the troubleshooter.

Hopefully, that stock-still your problem.

Unfortunately, in that location will exist times that some Bluetooth devices just won't connect to your computer. This scenario happens to exist the case with my iPhone 3GS (or iPod Touch) shown in the screenshot below. The device tin connect via Bluetooth, only there is just no functionality over the connexion simply because a compatible driver doesn't be. Would have been nice if I could transfer files to information technology with Bluetooth vs. USB cable simply oh well. Looks like one more thing I'll need to play with.