So I got a Bluetooth keyboard a few weeks ago and it's not too bad for the price I got it at, but it's got one major flaw. After leaving it for ~30 minutes my laptop forgets about it. It doesn't reconnect unless I go into the Bluetooth settings and remove it then pair it again. The same thing happens when I restart my laptop. I don't really see the point in using it if I have to do this every time I turn my laptop on. Sometimes it re-pairs immediately, other times it gives me five or so "enter the keyboard's password" then "your keyboard stopped waiting" errors. How do I have it automatically find my laptop and connect, or at least shorten this process so I don't have to take ten minutes to get the keyboard working every single restart.
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Windows' behavior towards Bluetooth devices is somewhat standard. If you have things losing their connection, there are two places you can look:
- The Bluetooth radio on your laptop
- The actual device
Unfortunately this is a common problem with cheaper bluetooth devices. Not just keyboards.. headsets, mice, etc.
What I'd try, in order, is something like this:
- Ensure you have up-to-date drivers for the Bluetooth module in your laptop.
- If there's a driver that's specific to the laptop (provided by the manufacturer), try installing that even if it's older than the one that Windows finds by default.
- Try an external Bluetooth dongle. DO NOT buy the cheapest one you can find, as you're likely to have the same problem. Read the reviews carefully :)
- Barring all that - the device is probably faulty.
Good luck!