Bluetooth on Windows 10 Bootcamp

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Bluetooth on Windows 10 Bootcamp

Hi,

I am using windows 10 on my MacBook Pro 2017. Installation worked fine, almost everything works except the bluetooth connections... I found several ppl were having problems with this, but all the solutions I found on the internet didn't work for me (repair Boot Camp; install newest windows drivers..)

I've seen this thread : https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250496483

where the person was asked to enable the Bluetooth collaboration in Broadcom 802.11ac Network Adapter Properties. I tried to do the same but I don't have the "Bluetooth collaboration" setting.

Can someone help me?

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Posted on Mar 18, 2021 8:21 AM

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fabius32 Author

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Mar 18, 2021 8:50 AM in response to fabius32

OK quick update:

Now I also found this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250092464

the described workaround works for me as well. Maybe that gives some of you a hint where the problem is.

I do not see "BT/WiFi collaboration" in the settings but it seems that I found a workaround.

As I use macOS most of the time, every time I switch to Windows by "restarting", rather than "cold start", if I cold start (shutting down first) the Mac to Windows, I can use my bluetooth mouse and keyboard without issue; if I restart my Mac to Windows, they will not be functioning on Windows.

On the Mac side, no matter how I restart my Mac from Windows or Mac, the bluetooth mouse and keyboard are working fine. I will use to this workaround at the moment, not sure if this issue is by design or something to do with the driver update

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Loner T

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Mar 18, 2021 9:23 AM in response to fabius32

This is an issue with unloading/loading drivers and the BT connections that stay in place when doing a warm start of Windows. The cold start method is the recommendation, till Apple/Broadcom show interest in fixing this Windows issue. This happens with Bootcamp on Mac, but should not be an issue on a Windows PC, which has a single OS.

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