Question: Q: Bluetooth not working on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Bootcamp
I installed Windows 10 Fall Creators Update on my MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) with MacOS 10.14.3 using Bootcamp Assistant and it seems that the bluetooth is not working. It is discovering my bluetooth devices but not connecting them. I tried everything that I could do (all the fixes that I was able to find on google) but still don’t seem to find the solution to this problem. Anyone please help me!!
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.14
Posted on Mar 15, 2019 1:22 AM
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Can you list the Googled ‘fixes’ you have tried so far, to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort?
Mar 15, 2019 4:23 AM
- Tried to install Apple Broadcom Built-in Bluetooth driver by updating the driver of Bluetooth Radio in Device Manager but that didn’t work. I don’t have anything such as ‘Apple Broadcom Built-in Bluetooth’ under the Bluetooth Radio sub-tree.
- Tried to turn on the Bluetooth Collaboration in the Broadcom Adapter driver in Device Manager but did not find the settings of Bluetooth Collaboration at all there.
- Tried to re-install the Windows 10 without the Fall Creators Update but that did not work as well.
- Tried to uninstall MotionInJoy game driver — but did not find that driver at all even after checking the Show Hidden Devices box in View menu of Device Manager.
- Tried to install the Boot Camp drivers for Windows again by downloading them from my MacOS but that didn’t work as well.
I am really so ****** off right now as everything else works just fine but the bluetooth.
Mar 16, 2019 11:54 PM
2. Tried to turn on the Bluetooth Collaboration in the Broadcom Adapter driver in Device Manager but did not find the settings of Bluetooth Collaboration at all there.
This indicates that you are using a generic Windows BT driver, because Windows thinks that it has a better driver than the Apple-provided Broadcom BC driver. You may have to uninstall and remove the current driver, and install the BC driver and disallow Windows from updating BT/WiFi driver.
Mar 17, 2019 2:13 AM
I uninstalled the Bluetooth Radio provided by Windows and tried to disallow Windows from updating the drivers automatically by add a new key to the registry that says ExlcudeWUDriversInQualityUpdate and setting its value to 1. And after that I installed Apple’s Broadcom Bluetooth driver but somehow Windows is installing the Bluetooth Radio back immediately after I install Apple Broadcom Bluetooth driver. Am I correctly disallowing windows from updating drivers automatically?
Mar 17, 2019 3:11 AM
Mar 17, 2019 5:30 AM
I uninstalled the Bluetooth driver provided by Microsoft and tried this above method for disallowing Windows 10 from updating drivers automatically and then tried to re-install the BC drivers but it’s not showing the Bluetooth in my Device Manager at all now.
Question: Q: MacBook Pro Boot Camp Windows 10 bluetooth mouse and keyboard problem
I have just installed the Boot Camp with the latest Windows 10 to my MacBook Pro 13″ 2017 macOS 10.14.2. The installation went fine but the Might Mouse and Apple keyboard not working on Windows.
The first time I logged in to the Windows, I checked the Device Manager, both mouse and keyboard were installed under the Bluetooth, all the bluetooth devices reported fine, the mouse and keyboard were paired under the Bluetooth configuration but nothing of them worked.
I cannot remove / unpaired them somehow, I try to turn off the Bluetooth but once it is turned off, I cannot turn it back on again.
I then logged on back to macOS, the mouse and keyboard worked fine, I unpaired them from Mac and booted to Windows, paired them on Windows, it worked. I then booted back to the Mac side and paired them, it also worked on Mac but once I booted to Windows, it stopped working again.
Tried reset SMC, reinstalling both Windows and macOS or tried to manually install the Windows driver from Boot Camp support software did not help (the Broadcom driver was installed but Windows could not start the device, they only work with the Windows default drivers) did not help.
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
Posted on Jan 16, 2019 1:55 PM
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Do you have a Broadcom Network adapter in Windows Device Manager?
Jan 16, 2019 5:40 PM
No, I tried to update the driver for the Bluetooth Device and Bluetooth Radio (RFCOMM Protocol TDI) with the Boot Camp driver by selecting the driver in the Drivers > Broadcom folder but it was unsuccessful, after installing the driver, it said the device cannot be powered up. For the «Broadcom Network adapter», I will check it tonight, thanks for response.
Jan 16, 2019 6:22 PM
W10 is installing what it considers the better driver, even though the Apple-provided driver has more features.
Jan 16, 2019 6:34 PM
I have just checked the Device Manager, the Broadcom Network adapter is there:
Jan 17, 2019 12:35 AM
Right-click on the 802.11ac Broadcom adapter and under Properties check and post the Driver versions.
Jan 17, 2019 1:25 AM
Thanks for help, here it is:
Jan 17, 2019 1:33 AM
- BT/WiFi collaboration is enabled (or automatic)
- Windows is not allowed to turn off devices to save power
Jan 17, 2019 1:35 AM
I do not see «BT/WiFi collaboration» in the settings but it seems that I found a workaround.
As I use macOS most of the time, every time I switch to Windows by «restarting», rather than «cold start», if I cold start (shutting down first) the Mac to Windows, I can use my bluetooth mouse and keyboard without issue; if I restart my Mac to Windows, they will not be functioning on Windows.
On the Mac side, no matter how I restart my Mac from Windows or Mac, the bluetooth mouse and keyboard are working fine. I will use to this workaround at the moment, not sure if this issue is by design or something to do with the driver update
Jan 17, 2019 3:02 AM
Can you click on Power Management post the available settings?
Jan 17, 2019 3:39 AM
Jan 17, 2019 4:25 AM
Disable (uncheck) the first box and test.
Jan 17, 2019 4:28 AM
I did that at the very beginning as I found some people suggested in different forum, it doesn’t work anyway. I think that this power option thing was fixed in the previous Windows update, so I enabled it back as it makes no difference in my issue.
Jan 17, 2019 4:41 AM
Jan 18, 2019 3:01 PM
Unfortunately lots of people on this forum have reported that Bluetooth devices don’t work in Windows 10 under Boot Camp. It used to work, but I think (I could be wrong here) there was an EFI update or something when Mojave came out that killed Bluetooth in Windows. Thankfully there’s a fix I just discovered today and it only costs $20:
-Go to your local Best Buy and get a USB-Bluetooth dongle. The one I found is from Insignia and it supports Bluetooth 4.0. I plugged it in, Windows installed it, rebooted and now I can pair my Magic Trackpad 2 without a hitch. It’s USB-A so you’ll need a hub or adapter for use in modern Macbook Pros.
Only downside is your devices will only be tethered to Windows. You won’t be able to go back and forth between Windows and macOS without disconnecting/repairing. I have both Magic Trackpads 1&2 so that isn’t an issue for me — I can use one for Windows and another for Mac, but it could be a problem for other people. But at least it works.
Question: Q: Where can I find Windows 10 Bluetooth drivers for my mid-2011 Macbook Pro?
I have installed the Windows 10 Technical Preview on my mid-2011 MacBook Pro 13-inch. I had been running Windows 7 with no problems. The installation had been done using Apple’s BootCamp software. The problem is that, in Windows 10 Device Manager, my Bluetooth USB Host Controller (found in «Other Devices») shows that no drivers are installed. Worse yet, when I click on Properties for the device, I get:
The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)
There are no compatible drivers for this device.
To find a driver for this device, click Update Driver.
And, of course, no bluetooth radios show up in the Device Manager. Note that all of this was working perfectly in Windows 7.
Does anyone have any ideas?
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), Windows 10 Technical Preview
Posted on Feb 3, 2015 5:50 AM
Also, on the OSX side look in About This Mac -> More Info -> System Report -> Bluetooth and post the hardware information so non-Apple drivers can also be located/tested.
Posted on Feb 3, 2015 5:56 AM
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2) Extract the AppleBluetoothBroadcomInstaller64.exe with 7zip or anything else
3) Go to Device manager find the bluetooth device problem :
4) Update Driver Software > Browser my computer for driver software > let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer > Have Disk > Browse the extracted folder > OK > Next > Close
5) Its should worked again.
1.) Launch Boot Camp Assistant
2.) Choose «Download the latest Windows support software from Apple» (FAT formatted external USB drive needed)
3.) Boot into Windows 10
4.) Open «BootCamp» folder on your USB drive and double click «setup.exe»
This worked on a 15″ Retina MacBook Pro mid 2014 running Windows 10 Pro.
Jul 29, 2015 2:01 PM
So this may be a little risky, but. there’s a freeware app called Bluetooth Driver Installer. I just ran 1.0.1.98 Beta 64-bit on Windows 10 Professional 10240 (presumably RTM). Assuming this app is safe (I crossed my fingers), it does create a restore point before it starts installing, so if it screws anything up, you should be able to roll back. The first time I ran it, it failed because it couldn’t write to C:\Windows\inf\bth.inf. Here’s a workaround.
Browse to the file, right click, click Properties. On the ‘Security’ tab, click ‘Advanced’. ‘Owner’ should show ‘TrustedInstaller’. Change it to your username. Hit OK, OK, OK, etc. a few times to get out of the properties dialog. Then pull up the properties on it again, go back to the ‘Security’ tab. Hit ‘Edit’ and add ‘Everyone’ — Full Control. Now the installer works. In Device Manager, it shows up under the Bluetooth sub-tree as ‘Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator’, ‘Microsoft Bluetooth LE Enumerator’, and ‘My new generic Bluetooth adapter’.
Afterwards, I recommend putting all the bth.inf permissions back to the way they were. Edit the permissions again and remove the ‘Everyone’ permission you created. Then click ‘Advanced’. Click ‘Change’ next to the Owner. You have to type in ‘NT Service\TrustedInstaller’ (this won’t show up in search results, so just type/copy+paste it w/o the »s). Hit OK a bunch of times and you’re all set.
I just did this a few minutes ago so I don’t know whether Windows 10 will undo the modifications one day. Also sfc /scannow may not like it.