Bluetooth is always a great choice of wireless technology when connecting electronic devices in close proximity. With modern devices, turning on and using Bluetooth is extremely simple and easy, however, with a fairly old operating system like Windows 7, not everyone knows how to turn on, connect and handle problems encountered when working with Bluetooth.
So, in this article, Quantrimang.com will introduce you to how to connect Bluetooth in Windows 7, how to quickly resolve connection errors, helping the process of adding your device to be the easiest and most convenient. Please read on!
Step 1: Turn on Bluetooth on Windows 7
The settings for enabling Bluetooth in Windows 7 are slightly different than in newer versions of Windows.
First, click the Start button on the screen, type Bluetooth in the search bar and select Change Bluetooth Settings.
In the Bluetooth Settings dialog box that appears, select the following items:
Next, click Apply to apply the changes and select OK to save.
Now you can see the Bluetooth icon has appeared on the Taskbar and is ready to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as mouse, keyboard, speakers...
Step 2: Turn on Bluetooth on paired devices
No matter what device you connect to, all of them must have Bluetooth turned on. Here's how to turn on Bluetooth on some devices.
On Android
You can use the shortcut on the notification bar or go to Settings > Wireless and Networks > Bluetooth and turn it on.
Turn on Bluetooth on Android device
On iOS
Turn on Bluetooth on iOS device
Step 3: Connect the device to Windows 7
To connect a Bluetooth device in Windows 7, you must go to Control Panel, from here click View Devices and Printers under Hardware and Sound.
You will then be taken to the Devices and Printers screen, now select Add a Device.
Select the device you want to add and click Next.
The device driver will be loaded and you will see a window appear like this:
Now the newly added device should work properly over Bluetooth on Windows 7. Click Close and start using it.
In fact, connecting Bluetooth devices on Windows 7 is quite easy, but there are some issues that you need to note:
Fix Bluetooth connection error on Windows 7
However, in reality, connecting Bluetooth on Windows 7 to other devices is not always as smooth as the instructions. There are some special cases, after the system recognizes the device but cannot be used. When encountering this situation, you handle it as follows:
Open Start Menu (press Windows key) > Control Panel > Devices and Printers.
Next, right-click on the device you're having trouble with (in this case, an iPhone 3GS), which will usually be displayed with a yellow triangle icon and an exclamation mark:
Most of the causes of this problem are due to incompatible drivers. In the next window displayed on the system, select Apply this fix and wait for the system to resolve the problem.
Hope this article is useful to you. Good luck!
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