Bluetooth dongle on win10 netbook PC?
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Comments (3)I think the cause of your problem (and puzzlement) may come from your having cobbled together hardware that isn't working together properly, as per the problem described in the other thread with your having thought you "added" bluetooth to an existing PC . The normal bluetooth behavior I've seen, from using smartphones, tablets, and PCs that came with bluetooth built in, is that a pairing with an external device turns off the speaker of the sound source. When I pair my smartphone with my car and make a phone call or play internet music like from Pandora, the phone's mike and speaker are disconnected and the sound goes through the car's audio system. When my friend pairs his iPad to a bluetooth speaker, the iPad's speaker is turned off and all the sound comes through the external speaker. If you want to send sound to this bluetooth speaker, try using a tablet or smartphone as the source instead....See More- 10 years ago
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10 years agoRight Click on Start Button, Choose Device Manager from the list. See if you have a Bluetooth Icon in the list. Do you have a Bluetooth Icon in the list? If there is a Bluetooth Icon do you see an Exclamation Points, Red X or anything else on top of the Bluetooth Icon? If you don't have a Bluetooth Icon, your Bluetooth Device is not correctly installed (drivers may be missing)! In this case you may need to see if you can find Drivers and the Bluetooth Dongle Manufacturers Website.
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