how to play itunes music through bluetooth speaker

In my personal case, after I linked up the Bluetooth speaker with Windows and it showed in the volume control panel as the default audio device, I had to completely exit and restart iTunes. As it starts, it apparently will find your newly designated default audio device. If you want to switch it back, you'll have to restart iTunes again, after changing the default audio device in the Windows Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Audio tab (choose your default) again.

You'd think that iTunes would play the sound through the Bluetooth speaker as soon as you pair it up (everything else does in Windows...). My ancient Windows XP computer shows the Bluetooth speaker as the default sound device, and everything plays through the Bluetooth speaker except for iTunes. So, while technically not an 'iTunes' issue, it certainly is related to the way that Apple software runs on a PC.

This worked like a charm! I have Windows 10, and just followed the steps and within 10 seconds I was playing iTunes music from my laptop through my bluetooth speaker. Very easy solution and opened the door to possibly solve some other issues I am dealing with in the app. Thank you very much for sharing your solution!

Not really an iTunes issue.

The speakers that you desire to play the audio must be set as the default audio output in Windows.

iTunes will only play through the default audio output device in Windows.

🙂 Nice, worked for me! ✅ ...

Worked for me also, thank you

Worked for me also, except I had to log off iTunes first then logged back on. Bluetooth is the way to go especially when you have a notebook!

Thanks for the help!

It is true what dppieper says. It worked with me when I restarted the itunes.

I had this problem too, but I found a solution for windows 8.1 users.

1) Open iTunes and click the little black and white square icon in the upper left corner.

2) Click "Preferences" and click on the "Playback" tab at the top of the pop-up window.

3) Near the bottom of the window you'll see "Play Audio Using:", open the dropdown menu next to it and select "Direct Sound."

4) Click "OK" and close the pop-up window.

5) Restart iTunes.

You should now be able to play music through your bluetooth speaker. I hope this helps! 🙂

It worked for me too. Thanks, brother!

That worked! Would never have figured that out.

Thank you!

This soooo worked!!!!!

Thanks man, I got no sound until I changed to direct sound!

This worked for me on Windows 10 in Mar 2017 even! Thanks, Ronnie.