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(Created page with "== Bluetooth Controllers == === Bluetooth Controller Paired But Not Working (Signal Strength) === * Always attach your motherboard's wifi/bluetooth antenna * In my case, I was trying to pair an XBox Core Controller on a Windows 10 PC and it seemed to be glitchy, showing up briefly when trying to add and then disappearing, and when I finally did pair it and try to use it Windows couldn't see it * I figured out if I moved the controller near the back of my PC it started...") |
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=== Bluetooth Controller Paired But Not Working (Signal Strength) === | === Bluetooth Controller Paired But Not Working (Signal Strength) === | ||
* Always attach your motherboard's wifi/bluetooth antenna | * tl;dr Always attach your motherboard's wifi/bluetooth antenna | ||
* In my case, I was trying to pair an XBox Core Controller on a Windows 10 PC and it seemed to be glitchy, showing up briefly when trying to add and then disappearing, and when I finally did pair it and try to use it Windows couldn't see it | * In my case, I was trying to pair an XBox Core Controller on a Windows 10 PC and it seemed to be glitchy, showing up briefly when trying to add and then disappearing, and when I finally did pair it and try to use it Windows couldn't see it | ||
* I figured out if I moved the controller near the back of my PC it started to show up | * I figured out if I moved the controller near the back of my PC it started to show up | ||
* I figured maybe the Bluetooth signal was going through the same antenna as the wifi and I hadn't added the wifi antenna for the motherboard since I don't use | * I figured maybe the Bluetooth signal was going through the same antenna as the wifi and I hadn't added the wifi antenna for the motherboard since I don't use wifi on that machine | ||
* And it worked beautifully. From unusably unresponsive to rock solid reliable. | * And it worked beautifully. From unusably unresponsive to rock solid reliable. | ||
Revision as of 20:09, 8 August 2024
Bluetooth Controllers
Bluetooth Controller Paired But Not Working (Signal Strength)
- tl;dr Always attach your motherboard's wifi/bluetooth antenna
- In my case, I was trying to pair an XBox Core Controller on a Windows 10 PC and it seemed to be glitchy, showing up briefly when trying to add and then disappearing, and when I finally did pair it and try to use it Windows couldn't see it
- I figured out if I moved the controller near the back of my PC it started to show up
- I figured maybe the Bluetooth signal was going through the same antenna as the wifi and I hadn't added the wifi antenna for the motherboard since I don't use wifi on that machine
- And it worked beautifully. From unusably unresponsive to rock solid reliable.