Even though it has been around for a long time, it turns out there are still some people who don’t know how to activate Bluetooth on a laptop. Bluetooth is a means that can connect one device’s network to other devices over a short distance.
5 Ways to Activate Bluetooth on a Laptop
Bluetooth will usually be used to move data from one device to another over a network. Currently, Bluetooth has entered its 5th generation. Meanwhile, what is currently still popular and in great demand is Bluetooth 4.0 or the fourth generation.
One of the main reasons many people still use Bluetooth to send data to laptops is because of its practical function. To activate it on a laptop, you can follow several ways to activate Bluetooth on a laptop below.
1. Use Fn Key + Bluetooth Icon
Generally, laptops will have Bluetooth built -in. How to activate Bluetooth on this type of laptop will be easier. You can press the Fn button together with one of the F1 to F12 buttons which have a Bluetooth icon.
Usually, among all these buttons there will be one button that has a Bluetooth icon. Considering that the placement of the Bluetooth icon on each brand is usually different, you can check it yourself on the F1 to F12 buttons.
If you have found it, for example the icon is on the F4 key. So to activate it you can press Fn + F4. If it is correct, then you will see the Bluetooth icon in the system tray, namely the taskbar on the right side. The appearance of this icon is a sign that Bluetooth is active.
2. Activate via Settings
Remember that not all laptops have a Bluetooth icon on the button, of course we also provide a way to activate Bluetooth on a laptop via Settings. You can follow the steps below.
- Enter Windows, then select Settings. You can also write it in the search for ‘Settings’ or directly write ‘Bluetooth’ to make it faster.
- Select the Devices option.
- Next, you will see Bluetooth settings. In the Bluetooth & other devices option, please turn the Bluetooth button from off to on.
- Once turned on, you can connect the Bluetooth device to your laptop or desktop computer. However, you need to ‘paired’ first. Next, just connect the two devices.
- Once the device name is found, you can immediately press the Connect option so that the devices can connect to each other using Bluetooth.
- You can also add devices that are not yet connected with the help of the Add Bluetooth or Other Device option.
3. Using Device Manager
Another way you can activate Bluetooth is through the device manager. The method is very easy, please open the device manager. Find the Bluetooth option in the device manager.
Next, see whether Bluetooth is active or not. If not, you can right-click and then select ‘enable’ to activate Bluetooth. Meanwhile, to deactivate it you can select the ‘disable’ option.
4. Instal Driver Bluetooth
If some of the methods above still haven’t worked, then most likely your laptop operating system is not equipped with a Bluetooth driver. Therefore, to be able to run it, you can install the Bluetooth driver first.
This installation can be done by bringing the default driver CD or downloading it via the internet. Make sure you download the version that best suits your built-in Bluetooth or USB Dongle.
5. Using a Bluetooth USB Dongle
Please be aware that not all laptops are equipped with built-in Bluetooth. If it turns out that your laptop doesn’t have a Bluetooth icon on the button, then you need to do another method, namely by installing Bluetooth using a USB Bluetooth dongle.
This USB will later be connected to the laptop’s USB port. The shape is a bit similar to a flash disk but has a receiver antenna. You can plug it directly into the USB port of your laptop or computer to activate Bluetooth.
Those are some explanations about how to easily activate Bluetooth on a laptop. Please try it on the laptop or computer that you have.