Does anyone have any suggestions on how to disable the bluetooth adapter
[USB] without unpluging this device?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric

Eric wrote:
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to disable the bluetooth
> adapter [USB] without unpluging this device?

Device Manager...

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Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Eric wrote:
>> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to disable the bluetooth
>> adapter [USB] without unpluging this device?
>
> Device Manager...
>
Fn + F2 on my Dell Laptop. But that shortcut also disables the
wireless. Oops.

I'm taking it that unplug is not an option. I would have guessed all
usb items are plug and play, but not having experience with a plug in
bluetooth (mines built into my laptop) then I can only guess.

Eric wrote:
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to disable the bluetooth
> adapter [USB] without unpluging this device?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Device Manager...

Big Al wrote:
> Fn + F2 on my Dell Laptop. But that shortcut also disables the
> wireless. Oops.
<snipped>

Big Al,

That is controllable in the BIOS. It can be set to not disable the wireless
there...

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Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Eric wrote:
>> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to disable the bluetooth
>> adapter [USB] without unpluging this device?
>
> Shenan Stanley wrote:
>> Device Manager...
>
> Big Al wrote:
>> Fn + F2 on my Dell Laptop. But that shortcut also disables the
>> wireless. Oops.
> <snipped>
>
> Big Al,
>
> That is controllable in the BIOS. It can be set to not disable the wireless
> there...
>
I don't use it but I'll look for the check of it. Thanks.
I have blue tooth mouse and wireless network. And I can't live
without out one or the other... But, who knows what tomorrow is.

"Big Al" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:SVMFj.1657$Dv5.616@trnddc02...
> Shenan Stanley wrote:
>> Eric wrote:
>>> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to disable the bluetooth
>>> adapter [USB] without unpluging this device?
>>
>> Shenan Stanley wrote:
>>> Device Manager...
>>
>> Big Al wrote:
>>> Fn + F2 on my Dell Laptop. But that shortcut also disables the
>>> wireless. Oops.
>> <snipped>
>>
>> Big Al,
>>
>> That is controllable in the BIOS. It can be set to not disable the
>> wireless there...
>>
> I don't use it but I'll look for the check of it. Thanks.
> I have blue tooth mouse and wireless network. And I can't live without
> out one or the other... But, who knows what tomorrow is.

But do you have a bluetooth keyboard. If you do and disable the bluetooth
receiver, you won't be able to boot he PC when you will get the infamous
error message:

Keyboard failure.

Press F1 to continue.

M.I.5¾ wrote:
> "Big Al" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:SVMFj.1657$Dv5.616@trnddc02...
>> Shenan Stanley wrote:
>>> Eric wrote:
>>>> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to disable the bluetooth
>>>> adapter [USB] without unpluging this device?
>>> Shenan Stanley wrote:
>>>> Device Manager...
>>> Big Al wrote:
>>>> Fn + F2 on my Dell Laptop. But that shortcut also disables the
>>>> wireless. Oops.
>>> <snipped>
>>>
>>> Big Al,
>>>
>>> That is controllable in the BIOS. It can be set to not disable the
>>> wireless there...
>>>
>> I don't use it but I'll look for the check of it. Thanks.
>> I have blue tooth mouse and wireless network. And I can't live without
>> out one or the other... But, who knows what tomorrow is.
>
> But do you have a bluetooth keyboard. If you do and disable the bluetooth
> receiver, you won't be able to boot he PC when you will get the infamous
> error message:
>
> Keyboard failure.
>
> Press F1 to continue.
>
>
No I own a laptop. Bluetooth was there for a headset/mic and mouse.
I found the headset too cumbersome/garbled and just use the mouse now.