Can't get Bluetooth working on my desktop PC

I am in need of some assistance. No matter which Bluetooth dongle I attempt to install on my PC, it simply refuses to pull the necessary drivers. The only things appearing in my services are the Bluetooth enumerator and radio. Would anyone happen to have a solution for this? I am truly at my wit's end here... By the way, the exact same issue occurs on both Windows 7 and Windows 7/8.😵🙏🙏

Hmm, maybe it doesn't actually support Windows 7/8—if that's the case, there might not be any way to get it installed at all.

Hey, you got that Bluetooth icon sitting down there in your system tray?

no

Which Wi-Fi dongle are you using?
Where are you downloading the drivers from?

It doesn't matter which one I choose; my macOS system just pulls the drivers automatically anyway.

Do you happen to know the manufacturer or the model of that thing? Just so you can try downloading the right driver.

Look, if it's showing up like that in the Device Manager like you said, then the thing actually has to be working...

I mean, it might be functioning perfectly fine, you just haven't figured out how to actually talk to it yet...
Try hitting Start > Run, type in "fsquirt" and hit enter, then just mess around in there and see if you can send or receive something...
Once you've done that, check this out:

See if there's a Wi-Fi icon hanging around somewhere and set it to stay visible all the time, just to be safe.
Also, check the Control Panel under "Devices and Printers" to see if anything shows up there.

...and hey, you can also head over to the Network and Sharing Center in the Control Panel > Change adapter settings > right-click on the Wi-Fi connection > view Wi-Fi network connections and then try to add a device—there should be a button right there that says add a bluetooth device.

Larry Ortiz5 said:Do you happen to know the manufacturer or the specific model of that thing? Just so you can try downloading the drivers?

There aren't any drivers available. Their official website explicitly states that I should be pulling the drivers myself.

Lawrence Barnes64, I really appreciate the help; the Wi-Fi is finally working perfectly now. 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

Jacob Martinez6 said:Lawrence Barnes64, thanks a ton, man, my Wi-Fi is finally working again. 👍👍👍:klap::klap::klap::klap:

No, seriously, don't even sweat it... just happy I could help out... I'll go brew myself a coffee in your honor, haha

... so, the Wi-Fi is working fine and everything seems okay on the surface. I just picked up this little portable speaker
Belkin and my computer recognizes it via Wi-Fi, even downloads the driver, but that
pop-up window for the PIN just won't show up—which means I can't actually connect. It's stuck.

ANYONE HAVE A CLUE? 😵

By the way, the speaker works perfectly when I use a cable—those 4w are actually surprisingly loud!

p.s.

When I try hooking the speaker up to my TV, the volume stays cranked at max and there's just no way
to turn it down.🤦

pp.ss.

I also just realized it won't pair with my new phone, a Samsung Galaxy S series.

http://www.ianker.com/product/A7908022

electriccobra17 said:... so basically the Wi-Fi is fine, everything seems okay on the surface. I picked up this little portable speaker
from Belkin and the Wi-Fi sees it, grabs the driver and all that, but that freaking
pop-up window for the PIN just won't show up, which is why nothing is actually working.

HELP ME OUT 😵

By the way, the speaker works totally fine when I plug it in with a cable—those 4w are surprisingly loud, honestly, it's crazy how much sound you get out of it

p.s.

whenever I hook the speaker up to my TV, the volume feels like it's stuck at maxed out and I can't find any way to
turn the sound down at all🤦

pp.ss.

in the meantime I also realized it won't connect to my new phone, a Samsung Galaxy S series

http://www.ianker.com/product/A7908022

Try holding down the button when you turn it on so it stays in pairing mode; the code is probably just 0000

What should I do if my computer is searching for a speaker but just can't find it?

Nicole Fox35 said:what do you even do when the computer keeps searching for a bluetooth speaker but just won't find it?

man, I already mentioned this above, you basically have to force it into pairing mode by holding down that power button for a while—or honestly, just check the manual, or if you give me the specific model number I can dig through the web and find out for you... usually, once it actually connects, the pairing code is just 0000 or 1234, or whatever the manual says, but those are pretty much the standard ones people use everywhere.