#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Bluetooth has disappeared or will not pair Fix : Stop the radio being suspended, and re-pair cleanly Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-bluetooth Run as : Device Manager and Settings Expect : 20 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX Devices pair once and never reconnect, or reconnect only after a restart. HOW TO UNDO IT The power management checkbox can be ticked back. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 4" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Bluetooth has disappeared or will not pair' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Stop the radio being suspended, and re-pair cleanly' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 20 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Remove the device from Settings entirely rather than trying to reconnect it. A half-broken pairing record is not repairable in place.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'In Device Manager, open the Bluetooth radio''s Properties -> Power Management and clear "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".' -Why 'A suspended radio wakes when Windows asks it to, but not when a headset tries to reconnect to it. That produces the exact pattern of a device that works when you initiate and not when it does.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'devmgmt.msc' } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Put the accessory into pairing mode properly -- most need a button held for several seconds, not a short press -- and pair again.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'For audio devices that connect but produce no sound, check both the Hands-Free and Stereo endpoints in the sound control panel; Windows creates two and picks the wrong one regularly.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'control mmsys.cpl sounds' } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'The device reconnects automatically after being switched off and on.' 'White' Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-bluetooth' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: The power management checkbox can be ticked back.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule