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Windows turning Bluetooth on and off without noticing you?

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Dear all

On one of my laptops, Bluetooth adapter is disabled in Device Manager and Bluetooth turned Off in Windows settings.

Have you ever experienced:

1.
Windows doing following, without your knowledge or noticing you:
Device Manager
Bluetooth adapter
Disabled device > enable device > re-disable device

2.
What scenarios could trigger this?

3.
How likely is this to happen?

4.
Windows doing following, without your knowledge or noticing you:
Windows settings
Bluetooth Off > Bluetooth On > Bluetooth Off

5.
What scenarios could trigger this?

6.
How likely is this to happen?

Thank you

Topic

Hardware fails a lot.

In reply to Windows turning Bluetooth on and off without noticing you?

When I see such weirdness I swap out the WiFi or BT hardware.

Yes, some will try updating drivers but my experience is hardware fails too often and is the cheaper fix.

Have you ever experienced it?

In reply to Hardware fails a lot.

Have you ever experienced, or heard other experience 1 or 4?

And if yes, what caused it?

Thank you

Yes

In reply to Have you ever experienced it?

I did the IT thing for my brother’s office for far too long. Because it was my time the PC rescue bag always had some USB bluetooth and WiFi adapters.

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