How to PERMANENTLY disable Handsfree Telephony for a bluetooth device in Windows 11?

Anonymous

I need to disable Handsfree Telephony to make my Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones work in MS Teams (as resolved in this thread).

But, the setting keeps being enabled again - possibly during reboot or bluetooth re-connection.

Is there a way to PERMANENTLY disable the setting for this device?

Aside: I'm open to a fix in powershell if anyone knows the API calls for toggling the setting based on BT connection trigger.

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Anonymous

2024-08-12T05:07:21+00:00

Thank you so much. This worked for me. I was struggling with this problem for so long! Works like a charm
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Anonymous

2024-07-15T22:38:57+00:00

I found the troublesome driver in Device Manager under Sound, video and game controllers. I right clicked on the hands free line and selected disable. Haven't tested yet to see if it is enabled again after a restart.
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Anonymous

2024-06-29T12:17:25+00:00

hey i have a problem when i press Devices and printers it opens up settings how do i fix this

go to bluetooth and devices, click view more device, scroll down to more devices and printers, that will take you back to control panel and where you want to go. i don't know why they made you go through settings to do that but they did
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Anonymous

2024-05-15T22:28:06+00:00

This is what I've been looking for! Thanks a million! 😁
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Anonymous

2024-05-11T20:34:01+00:00

Yes, Thankyou so much. not sure why the option for telephony is there in the first place.
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