"Allow a device to connect" is greyed out, bluetooth

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I am unable to connect any device to the laptop through bluetooth, even though I've used the feature before.

When I switch the bluetooth on and right click on the bluetooth icon - "Allow a device to connect" is greyed out.".

I'm using Windows 7, 64 bit. Any suggestions...?

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HOW TO PAIR/CONNECT A BLUETOOTH SPEAKER TO LAPTOP/PC/WINDOWS 7 SOLVED....

Bought a Bletooth speaker ages ago, it is good for what it is and managed to get it paired up with all my other devices - tablet, phone but have never been able to connect it to my Sony Vaio laptop - would always pair then never be able to connect it. Here's how I got it to work..

I decided to start afresh and delete all Bluetooth devices and start again.

Make sure you have your computer Bluetooth turned on

Down in the bottom right tool bar right click on the Bluetooth icon

Click on Join a Personal Area Network

Opens a new Window in Devices and printers

Turn on your Bluetooth Speaker to discover mode

Click Add a Device

Your speaker should show up

DO NOT CLICK NEXT.....

INSTEAD A MESSAGE SHOULD POP UP FROM THE TOOLBAR SAYING A DEVICE IS ASKING TO CONNECT

CLICK THIS MESSAGE

it will then ask you to add a pairing number to connect ( add the default number if your speaker has one refer to manual)

In this case the XMI X-Mini WE does not come with one so I put in 0000

Worked!!

Paired

Now click on Start - Devices and Printers and you should see the speaker XMI X-Mini WE

Right click it and click control

Click connect......

BOOM paired and working

Dont know how or why its working but I an now listening to music via my Bluetooth Speaker.

Now I now this may not work for all but This was driving me nuts and hope it at least works for some..

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Anonymous

2012-10-29T02:27:58+00:00

I am also having same problem under Windows 8 pro 64bit

"Allow a device to connect is greyed out"
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Anonymous

2012-12-15T20:19:35+00:00

This is the exact same issue that I have had with my Dell Latitude Laptop E6420. It worked fine out of the box and for 6 months. When it began to quit I noticed that the communications to certain devices still worked while others were partially working. Then after I uninstalled some item like a mouse or phone, the laptop could no longer find the device. I can do as you experienced where the device can find the laptop but fails after trying to pair.

Dell worked with my laptop via an internet session and could not solve it. They sent me a new internal Bluetooth module and they tried via another session. They could not solve. They suggested I buy an external USB style Bluetooth module so I did. It has the same symptoms.

Any solution yet on your problem or any others reading this? Thanks.
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Anonymous

2012-12-18T23:23:43+00:00

An External USB dongle will not fix the problem, as I am having the above mentioned problem with one>
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Anonymous

2012-12-26T16:37:12+00:00

Same problem here -

Bought a JAM speaker as an Xmas gift on Nov 18, tried it out on Mildy's computer to be sure it worked (since she is known throught the land for her strident vocalizations when affronted my things mechanical) - and, on Christmas day... it no longer worked on her machine. The abovementioned greyed-out problem had occurred. Acer w/64-bit Win7. Any help would be appreciated, but the holiday has pretty much been dampened in at least one area. Thanks, whoever, for that.
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