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Hey everyone,

I am stuck in a frustrating Bluetooth loop and really need some fresh help on this. My Bluetooth can scan and discover every device around (headphones, controller, phone), but when I click Connect, it's stuck on Connecting... for a few seconds and then fails, saying "Try connecting your device again."

This has happened across two completely different hardware devices with the exact same failures.

My PC Specs: (Built it recently using mostly second-hand parts)

• CPU: Intel i5-14600KF
• Motherboard: ASRock B760M-HDV/M.2 D4
• OS: Windows 11

What I've Tried:

1. USB Dongle: I started out using a TP-Link USB Bluetooth dongle. It would detect devices perfectly, but always failed on the actual pairing/handshake. I assumed it was a faulty dongle and returned it.
2. The Internal PCIe: I bought an Intel AX210 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth M.2 card and installed it directly into my motherboard's M.2_WIFI slot.
   • The Wi-Fi works great, and the speeds are as expected.
   • The Bluetooth still has the exact same issue: it scans and finds my headphones, phone, Xbox controller, but refuses to pair or complete the connection.
3. Drivers: I fully uninstalled the old TP-Link drivers. In Device Manager, I enabled "Show hidden devices" and cleaned all ghost Bluetooth adapters, and left only the Intel Wireless Bluetooth driver.
4. Windows Services: In services, I made sure that the Bluetooth Support Service is running, forced a restart on it, and ensured its startup type is set to Automatic.
5. Interference: I unplugged my external USB drives and peripherals to but the handshake still fails.

Since the issue is identically the same for a USB dongle and the Intel PCIe chip, it feels like it's a Windows problem.

Has anyone had a similar problem? Any registry fixes or motherboard settings I might have missed?

Would really appreciate any help

Hey everyone,

I am stuck in a frustrating Bluetooth loop and really need some fresh help on this. My Bluetooth can scan and discover every device around (headphones, controller, phone), but when I click Connect, it's stuck on Connecting... for a few seconds and then fails, saying "Try connecting your device again."

This has happened across two completely different hardware devices with the exact same failures.

My PC Specs: (Built it recently using mostly second-hand parts)

• CPU: Intel i5-14600KF
• Motherboard: ASRock B760M-HDV/M.2 D4
• OS: Windows 11

What I've Tried:

1. USB Dongle: I started out using a TP-Link USB Bluetooth dongle. It would detect devices perfectly, but always failed on the actual pairing/handshake. I assumed it was a faulty dongle and returned it.
2. The Internal PCIe: I bought an Intel AX210 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth M.2 card and installed it directly into my motherboard's M.2_WIFI slot.
   • The Wi-Fi works great, and the speeds are as expected.
   • The Bluetooth still has the exact same issue: it scans and finds my headphones, phone, Xbox controller, but refuses to pair or complete the connection.
3. Drivers: I fully uninstalled the old TP-Link drivers. In Device Manager, I enabled "Show hidden devices" and cleaned all ghost Bluetooth adapters, and left only the Intel Wireless Bluetooth driver.
4. Windows Services: In services, I made sure that the Bluetooth Support Service is running, forced a restart on it, and ensured its startup type is set to Automatic.
5. Interference: I unplugged my external USB drives and peripherals to but the handshake still fails.

Since the issue is identically the same for a USB dongle and the Intel PCIe chip, it feels like it's a Windows problem.

Has anyone had a similar problem? Any registry fixes or motherboard settings I might have missed?

Would really appreciate any help

Hey everyone

I am stuck in a frustrating Bluetooth loop and really need some fresh help on this. My Bluetooth can scan and discover every device around (headphones, controller, phone), but when I click Connect, it's stuck on Connecting... for a few seconds and then fails, saying "Try connecting your device again."

This has happened across two completely different hardware devices with the exact same failures.

My PC Specs: (Built it recently using mostly second-hand parts)

• CPU: Intel i5-14600KF
• Motherboard: ASRock B760M-HDV/M.2 D4
• OS: Windows 11

What I've Tried:

1. USB Dongle: I started out using a TP-Link USB Bluetooth dongle. It would detect devices perfectly, but always failed on the actual pairing/handshake. I assumed it was a faulty dongle and returned it.
2. The Internal PCIe: I bought an Intel AX210 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth M.2 card and installed it directly into my motherboard's M.2_WIFI slot.
   • The Wi-Fi works great, and the speeds are as expected.
   • The Bluetooth still has the exact same issue: it scans and finds my headphones, phone, Xbox controller, but refuses to pair or complete the connection.
3. Drivers: I fully uninstalled the old TP-Link drivers. In Device Manager, I enabled "Show hidden devices" and cleaned all ghost Bluetooth adapters, and left only the Intel Wireless Bluetooth driver.
4. Windows Services: In services, I made sure that the Bluetooth Support Service is running, forced a restart on it, and ensured its startup type is set to Automatic.
5. Interference: I unplugged my external USB drives and peripherals to but the handshake still fails.

Since the issue is identically the same for a USB dongle and the Intel PCIe chip, it feels like it's a Windows problem.

Has anyone had a similar problem? Any registry fixes or motherboard settings I might have missed?

Would really appreciate any help