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
    2018-06-28T11:20:22+00:00

    Microsoft this is crazy, I've been tracking this issue since it started and you've made our bluetooth media buttons malfunction for too long. Fix it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-06-22T06:59:23+00:00

    Hello microsoft,where's the hotfix?

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-06-13T06:38:36+00:00

    we got a new update but it didn't fix this bluetooth issue, what's wrong with you Microsoft???

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-06-07T12:16:58+00:00

    Rolling back to previous version of Windows simply prolongs the inevitable. Windows will download the new version of Windows again and auto-update it. One day when you come home from work or leave you PC idle and do a reboot they will hook you up! You have to go though great lengths to disable all auto updates. Group Policy editor will slow it down, but windows has a habit of undoing your changes.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-06-06T01:21:06+00:00

    Launch the Windows System Restore tool and restore to the previous Windows image (before the last update).  That is what I did and all the functions are working again on my blue tooth headset.  Hopefully Microsoft will figure out the bug and correct it for the next update.

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