How to Check If Your Computer Has Bluetooth

This article shows you how to determine whether your computer has Bluetooth built-in or not. Although most Windows computers and nearly all Macs have built-in Bluetooth, some desktops and older models do not.

On Windows operating system

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Open Start . Click the Windows icon in the bottom left corner of the screen.

You can also right-click Start to open the advanced settings menu.

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Open Device Manager. Type device manager, then click Device Manager in the Start menu and the screen will display this window.

If you right-clicked the Start icon, just click Device Manager in the menu that appears.

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Look for the "Bluetooth" heading. If you see the heading "Bluetooth" near the top of the window (in the "B" section), your computer has built-in Bluetooth.

If you don't see the "Bluetooth" heading, your computer doesn't have built-in Bluetooth.

On Mac operating system

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Open the Apple menu. When you click the Apple logo in the top left corner of the screen, you'll see a drop-down menu.

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Click About This Mac in the drop-down menu and a new window will appear.

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Click System Report… below the About this Mac window to open another window.

On older versions of MacOS, you'll click More Info .

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Expand the "Hardware" section. Click the right-facing triangle to the left of the "Hardware" heading and you'll see a list of subtitles displayed below this heading.

If the triangle next to "Hardware" is facing down, the list has been expanded.

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Look for the "Bluetooth" heading. Under the "Bluetooth" heading, try looking for the "Bluetooth" subheading near the top of the hard drive selection list.

If you don't see the "Bluetooth" heading here, your Mac doesn't have built-in Bluetooth.

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Confirm your Mac has Bluetooth. If you see the subheading "Bluetooth", left click to select. After clicking, if you see Bluetooth information on the right side of the window, your Mac has built-in Bluetooth; otherwise, the device does not allow Bluetooth.