Here’s a look at how you can connect your Bluetooth headphones or other devices to your Windows 7 PC. Show Update: Windows 7 is no longer supported by Microsoft. Make sure you are running Windows 10 or above. For more, read our article on adding Bluetooth devices to Windows 10. Bluetooth has pretty much become the wireless technology staple for nearly all portable devices, wouldn’t you agree? What happens though when you have a Bluetooth headset or some other device that you want to connect to your Windows 7 computer? Most smartphones have an easy-to-configure interface that you’ll have no problem finding. However, this interface is not so visible with Windows 7. There are also times where things appear to connect to Windows 7, but it just doesn’t work. Recently plagued by this problem, I figured that if it happened to me, it’s probably happening to more people. With that being the case, what can you do? Let’s take a look. Before we get started, for this to work your computer will need:
How to Connect A Bluetooth Device To Your Windows 7 System1. Click the Start Menu Orb and then type devicepairingwizard and press Enter.  2. Make your device discoverable, sometimes also referred to as visible. This step has to be done on your Bluetooth device and not your computer (unless your computer is the “Bluetooth device.”) On most portable Bluetooth peripherals this is done by holding down the power button for 5-15 seconds and then the power light will start to flash one or multiple colors. You may need to refer to your independent device’s manual for the exact instructions. 3. Select your device and then click Next to begin pairing. 4. Even once you’ve connected, with MOST devices you’ll need to wait for Windows to install the device drivers for your Bluetooth peripheral. By default, Windows will only use its built-in device drivers. Therefore, you’ll want to either 1) enable automatic windows update device driver installation or 2) manually grab the latest driver from your device manufacturer. If you skip that, you’ll probably end up with an outdated driver and might not have the full functionality of your Bluetooth device. Now your device should be ready. Congrats and enjoy your slick new Bluetooth connection. Of course, being that we’re dealing with an unlimited number of device manufacturers (unlike Apple) things might not connect flawlessly. Fortunately, there’s something we can try to resolve the issue if your device connects, but still does not work. How-To Troubleshoot Bluetooth Connection Issues5. Click the Start Menu Orb and click Devices and Printers. 6. Right-click the device where you’re having the trouble. Usually, it’ll be easy to spot because of a golden exclamation triangle (which is known as the Troubleshoot icon.) Nine out of 10 times, the problem is because of a missing or outdated driver, but if there is another cause, it may or may not pop up under the troubleshooter. Hopefully, that fixed your problem. Unfortunately, there will be times that some Bluetooth devices just won’t connect to your computer. This scenario happens to be the case with my iPhone 3GS (or iPod Touch) shown in the screenshot below. The device can connect via Bluetooth, but there is just no functionality over the connection simply because a compatible driver doesn’t exist. Would have been nice if I could transfer files to it with Bluetooth vs. USB cable but oh well. Looks like one more thing I’ll need to play with. 16 Comments 16 Comments
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