Dell’s Inspiron 1525 laptop comes equipped with Bluetooth functionality. This allows your laptop to connect wirelessly to a variety of devices, such as speakers, keyboards, a mouse, etc. If the Bluetooth on your Dell Inspiron 1525 is not working, you will be unable to connect to these devices. To get it working, you will likely need to download and reinstall the driver. Keep reading for several ways to fix your laptop’s Bluetooth.
The Bluetooth Icon Is Not in My Taskbar
If the Bluetooth icon is not in your taskbar in Windows 10, go to
Settings and then find
Bluetooth & other devices. Check at the top of the window that Bluetooth is turned on, then scroll to the bottom and click
More Bluetooth options. Under the
Options tab, select
Show Bluetooth icon in the notification area. Click
Apply, and the Bluetooth icon should appear in the taskbar. Clicking this icon allows you to manage your laptop’s Bluetooth settings.
Check If Other Device Connect
Before reinstalling the driver, first check if you are able to connect with other Bluetooth devices. If you are able to connect via Bluetooth to another device, the issue could be with your device and not the laptop. If you are unable to connect to another device, turn the Bluetooth receiver on your laptop on and off. Then, try to reconnect. If this still does not fix the Bluetooth on your Dell laptop, you will need to download and reinstall the Bluetooth driver for your PC.
Download and Reinstall the Bluetooth Driver
To get started, visit the
Dell website. Go to
Support, and select
Drivers & Downloads. In the page that opens, search the model
Inspiron 1525. Next, search and download
Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module (Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR).
To reinstall the Bluetooth driver, go to your
Downloads folder, or find where the download saved, and open the
R140135.exe file. Open the
C:\dell\drivers\R140135\3100_216 folder, and click
Setup.exe. Select
Cancel when prompted to activate the Bluetooth antenna, then open the
C:\dell\drivers\R140135\3100_216\Win32 folder. Run the
Inst.exe file, and select
Next to start the installation. Then, open the
C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software folder, and run
BTTray.exe. Once you see the Bluetooth icon appear in the the taskbar, right-click it to activate it.
N.B. During the installation, when prompted to activate Bluetooth, do not cancel.
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