Windows 11 Can’t Remove Bluetooth Device: 5 Ways to Fix it

Do not hesitate to try running the Bluetooth troubleshooter

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Updated onNovember 8, 2024

updated onNovember 8, 2024

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Many readers have reported that they can’t remove the Bluetooth device from their Windows 11 PC. This issue is often caused by a temporary glitch that can be restored by simply restarting your PC. However, it can also be caused by a recent Windows update bug. Here’s how to fix this problem and remove your Bluetooth device!

How can I remove a Bluetooth device from my PC?

1. Run the Bluetooth troubleshooter

First things first, you should make use of the built-in troubleshooting tool that Windows 11 offers to fix any problem related to Bluetooth.

2. Turn on the Device Association Service

The Device Association Service is responsible for pairing between your PC and the wired or wireless devices.

Because of some reasons, the service might have stopped working, and enabling it could allow you to fix the can’t remove a Bluetooth device in Windows 11 issue.

3. Use Control Panel

4. Use Device Manager

5. Use the Registry Editor

Why can’t I remove a Bluetooth device in Windows 11?

Here are a bunch of reasons you cannot remove a Bluetooth device from your Windows 11 PC:

While the above solutions are sufficient and would definitely help you fix the can’t remove Bluetooth device on Windows 11 issue, there are a few more tips that you can apply.

Apparently, you can try installing the latest update available for the Bluetooth driver. We have a guide that lists different ways toupdate drivers on your Windows 11 PC.

You can tryrunning the SFC scanand DISM commands. Running these commands will replace the corrupt or missing system files and might also help bring back the Bluetooth service to its original working condition.

There are some users that have suggested removing Bluetooth devices afterturning on the Airplane Mode.

If nothing works, then as a last resort, we would suggest you reset your PC. We have a guide that lists all the steps that you need to follow tocarefully reset your PC.

That is it from us in this guide. We hope that the above solutions helped you remove the Bluetooth device from your PC. Let us know in the comments below which solutions did the job for you.

Windows 11 Can’t Remove Bluetooth Device: 5 Ways to Fix it#

How can I remove a Bluetooth device from my PC?#

1. Run the Bluetooth troubleshooter#

2. Turn on the Device Association Service#

3. Use Control Panel#

4. Use Device Manager#

5. Use the Registry Editor#

Why can’t I remove a Bluetooth device in Windows 11?#