cannot rename bluetooth device on Win 11

YES!!! Finally, this solution works! Thank you!

Disconnecting and reconnecting is tricky when you have 2 devices of the same name. So for simplicity, and credit to Ionuț-Alexandru Popa at binaryfork_ and to Steve Flower, here are the steps that works for me:

1. Pair the device
2. Go to Settings > Bluetooth and devices > View more devices
3. Scroll down to 'More devices and printer settings' towards the bottom and click it
4. Right-click the device and choose 'Properties', then the 'Bluetooth' tab
5. Edit the name and click OK
6. Restart bluetooth. You'll see the new names

Thank you so, so much for these instructions and for making them super clear to follow. I have almost driven myself insane trying to work out a way to do this!

MS - it really shouldn't be this hard to do something so simple. Please, in one of your next updates, could you add this to the main Bluetooth options.

ridic that they make it this difficult

After wasting time checking lots of unhelpful advice, I found a solution thanks to Ionuț-Alexandru Popa at binaryfork_. Here's a summary:

1. Pair the device (if not already paired)
2. Go to Settings > Bluetooth and devices > View more devices
3. Scroll down to 'More devices and printer settings' (near the bottom of the window): (this is the crucial step that most of the unhelpful advice misses)
4. Right-click the device and choose 'Properties', then the 'Bluetooth' tab
5. Edit the name and click OK
6. Disconnect the device then reconnect it (this is important to prevent the device name reverting to the default)

This is the one right here, thanks