Windows Media Player Bluetooth controls PLAY/PAUSE no longer working after Windows 10 1803 update

Anonymous
2018-05-16T00:41:28+00:00

Anybody having any issues with Windows Media Player Bluetooth controls not working anymore? I have Bose QC35s and Jaybird X3s. Both sets of earphones can no longer Play/Pause/Fast Forward anymore. I did the update on 3 different PCs. All have the same issue. To make sure that it wasn't driver issue I also tested Groove Music Player and all Bluetooth functions work 100% properly. If I roll back Windows to version 1709 everything works normally. I contacted MS support and also tried following issues below on one of the PCs and its still not working.

  • Deleted all Bluetooth devices in device manager
  • Created another user account
  • DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth, Sfc /scan now
  • Disabled all non Microsoft services and rebooted

Since this is 3 different PCs (including a Microsoft Surface book) all having the same issue, I think this may be a Windows 10 1803 Bug. Anybody else have any other ideas or can confirm this is a bug. Thanks in advance for any help.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-08-26T19:06:28+00:00

    I have the same problem. Super annoying. Every bluetooth control with my Sony MDR 1000x headset was working flawlessly before and suddenly it didnt work anymore. So, I realized a forced update was done and now I know it is the update 1803 which is flawed. 

    I also noticed that when connected to the computer via bluetooth (for only sound and volume up and down) eventually I would either have to restart the computer or repair the headset, to continue being connected to the computer with the headset. Happens if I ie. let the computer run, without sleep or reboot, for 1-2 days. 

    I suspect that also is related to the 1803 update. 

    They should publish a fix. This is totally unacceptable. 

    Have at least disabled forced updates as best I can, so now I will try to revert back to the update mentioned by someone here, so that I can continue using the bluetooth controls, which worked before.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-08-20T22:12:43+00:00

    This kind of feels like forced obcelescance. You think Microsoft will try to quietly phase out the windows media platform?

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-08-11T12:30:56+00:00

    Having the same issue.......... Blutooh headset controls do not work with Win Media Player....and the indifference of Microsoft towards this issue is really annoying.

    SOLVE IT

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-08-10T17:43:14+00:00

    I have the same issue I think.  I was using a Bluetooth speaker with VLC player.  Everything was working well with the controls from the speaker until...one day they didn't.  I thought my speaker was broken.  So I got a new bluetooth speaker.    Same issue though.  I figured maybe it was VLC player, so I started trying different players.  Windows media player didn't work, Itunes didn't work, Winamp didn't work.  I couldn't control the media player remotely.  Then I discovered that if I used Groove Music Player I can control it.  But that player cant support my huge music collection.  But I now know that it isn't my speakers.  In fact both the new one and the old one that wasn't broken can control Groove player.  Anyone else tried groove player yet? I have spent hours figuring this out and got a new speaker I didn't need.  Microsoft needs to fix this!

    Yes, Groove Music player works with my Bluetooth headset; it does not work with any others currently. In agreement that Microsoft does need to fix this...

    Thank you for sharing your findings!

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