How to check the Bluetooth version in Windows 10

As we know, Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology that allows wireless data transfer between two Bluetooth-enabled devices located close to each other within a certain range.If your Windows device has Bluetooth support, you may sometimes want to know what version of Bluetooth your Windows device is using to determine which features it supports and you can do it. What with that device.For example, starting with Windows 10 version 1803 (April 2018 update), your device must have Bluetooth 4.0 or higher and supportLow Energy(LE) if you want to use the sharing feature near ( Nearby sharing to send files and links to surrounding devices via Bluetooth.

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This article will show you how to find the Bluetooth version currently used on Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 devices on your PC.Here's how to proceed:

Step 1: Turn on Bluetooth connectivity on your device.

Step 2: Press the Win + R key combination to open the Run window, enter devmgmt.msc keyword in the search box in Run and click OK to open Device Manager device manager.

Step 3: Expand the Bluetooth connection that is turned on in the device manager and double-click the Bluetooth adapter icon or right-click as well as press and hold on the Bluetooth adapter icon and click Properties (see photo screen below).

How to check the Bluetooth version in Windows 10 Picture 1

Step 4: In the Properties section, click on the Advanced tab and see the LMP number view (Link Manager Protocol - how much link management protocol is, for example: "8.4096".

How to check the Bluetooth version in Windows 10 Picture 2

Step 5: Compare the number of LMP you have (for example, "8.4096") with the numbers in the table below to see if your device has a Bluetooth version.

LMP

Bluetooth version

Bluetooth 1.0b

first

Bluetooth 1.1

Bluetooth 1.2

3.x

Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR

4.x

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

5.x

Bluetooth 3.0 + HS

6.x

Bluetooth 4.0

7.x

Bluetooth 4.1

8.x

Bluetooth 4.2

9.x

Bluetooth 5.0

Step 6: Once completed, you can close the Properties and device manager if you want.

Hope this guide is useful to you!

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Update 26 May 2019

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