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Bluetooth on Win 7 Pro vs Win 7 Home Premium
Upgraded to a PC with Win 7 Professional 64-bit from a very similar PC with Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit, and I'm noticing some differences in bluetooth operation. Not sure if these are due to differences in Pro and Home Premium or if the Pro system has some Windows updates that the Home Premium system just hasn't fetched yet.
Home Premium system specs:
Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 8700
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Intel core i7-4770 cpu @ 3.40 GHz
Motherboard Dell OEM
Memory 16GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 645
Sound Card integrated
Monitor(s) Displays multiple
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Pro system specs are in the signature. Nearly identical - biggest differences are Pro instead of Home Premium, 32GB RAM instead of 16GB and Radeon graphics instead of Nvidia graphics.
On the Home Premium system, clicking on a (previously paired) bluetooth device opens the Operations window. On the Pro system, this is the Services window. Different name and look, but not a big deal. With the Home Premium system, I usually didn't need to click on any of the bluetooth device icons. Simply turning on the device was sufficient for the computer to connect to the device.
With the Pro system, I have to take the extra step of clicking on the bluetooth device icon and select an option (e.g., "Listen to Music") in order for the computer to connect to the device.
Is there a way to streamline this connection process in W7 Pro? I can use a script to click a particular bluetooth device icon and connect to the device, but it would be even better if the computer automatically connected like my Home Premium system did.