Connecting devices via Bluetooth with Windows 10

Connecting a device by Bluetooth is nothing new, although sometimes some doubts arise because, even if the product is paired, it is possible that we cannot yet take advantage of an activity as simple as, for example, listening to music with our wireless headphones.

Years ago it was rumored that Bluetooth connectivity had very little life left and that it was going to be replaced, but until 2015 we have seen how technology has continued to evolve and improve its features, especially in terms of energy consumption and effectiveness in data transmission.

Personally, rather than using DLNA, I almost prefer to use a direct Bluetooth connection to listen to music stored on my PC through my home theater speakers.

Pair Audio Devices

"From the side menu of Windows 10, the one that appears on the right margin, you could quickly connect the audio device by clicking on the Connect access although, if it&39;s the first time, I always go to the menu configuration, I enter devices and then I go to the Bluetooth section."

" All we have to do is make sure that our audio equipment is in pairing mode (it usually emits a flashing light in one or more colors), wait for our PC to detect it and then click on Pair ."

Do we already have the speaker, headphones or music equipment ready to transmit the sound? I at least need to perform an additional setting to activate any of the mentioned devices:

In the Windows 10 taskbar we locate the icon that corresponds to the sound, we place ourselves on it and press the right button of our mouse to display a menu of options.

"Next we select Playback Devices, place the pointer over the device we want to use, access an options menu by clicking the right mouse button again and select Set as default device. Music should now play from the connected external equipment."

These additional steps should only be done the first time you set up a new device, not previously paired with your PC, unless you operate multiple wireless audio products.

Receive files from a Smartphone

Do you think it will be as easy as pairing the phone with the PC, selecting the files and then sharing them? It is what one may initially think, until an error message appears on the Smartphone screen.

With Windows 10 we must proceed in a different way if we occasionally want to send content from our mobile device.

We assume that the phone and the PC have already been paired, as I mentioned before when dealing with the issue related to audio devices, but now we will have to take some additional actions.

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Without leaving the configuration menu of the section dedicated to Bluetooth connectivity, enter Send or receive files via Bluetooth and then select Receive Files."

Now is the time to select the files on the phone and share them with your PC: depending on the total size of the file or files to be sent, there may be a few seconds delay. At the end of the process, Windows 10 will indicate the location of the files.

Sometimes the activities that seem simplest need a series of concrete additional actions. Sharing a file over Bluetooth shouldn't require more than a couple of actions, and listening to music through a Bluetooth headset shouldn't require more than just pairing the source device and destination device.