Airpods won't connect to Microsoft laptop

I have a Microsoft Surface laptop and my airpods rarely connect to it. My laptop will say that my airpods are paired, but when I click "connect" it only stays "connected" for roughly 5-10 seconds before going back to the "paired" status. I would say that 1 out of every 12 tries ends up successful (I actually am connected with sound and voice). I have tried resetting everything, turning Bluetooth off and back, pairing multiple times, making sure everything is charged, etc.