How can I find out what version of bluetooth my laptop supports?

Is there a place in Windows I can see this? I want to know if it supports bluetooth 3, and the specs are difficult to find!

Josh Comley

Posted 2012-11-08T14:39:42.443

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1Only the specifications of your laptop would answer this question. – Ramhound – 2012-11-08T15:03:53.287

Make and model may assist in an answer. – Dave M – 2012-11-08T15:31:02.400

Answers

First, go to Control Panel and open "Device Manager" (or just search for it from the Start Menu). From there, click the dropdown next to Bluetooth and locate the Bluetooth adapter for your device. (It will be the item that does not have "Enumerator" in its name.) In my case, it's "Bluetooth USB Module":

Right-click this item and select "Properties". Then go to the "Advanced" tab and note the LMP (link management protocol) version displayed for the device:

The LMP versions correspond to Bluetooth versions as follows:

LMP 0.x - Bluetooth 1.0b
LMP 1.x - Bluetooth 1.1
LMP 2.x - Bluetooth 1.2
LMP 3.x - Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
LMP 4.x - Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
LMP 5.x - Bluetooth 3.0 + HS
LMP 6.x - Bluetooth 4.0
LMP 7.x - Bluetooth 4.1
LMP 8.x - Bluetooth 4.2
LMP 9.x - Bluetooth 5.0

Sources:

Ajedi32

Posted 2012-11-08T14:39:42.443

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+1 for when this works, but unfortunately for me I only get this on my laptop: https://i.imgur.com/TiXqdw2.png

– Josh Comley – 2016-04-12T13:40:30.197

(Just in case anyone points out, I appreciate in the image I linked above it says "Bluetooth 4.1" in the name of the device :D but this is just a fortunate naming of Dell's bluetooth adapter, obviously I want something that would work consistently on any computer) – Josh Comley – 2016-04-12T13:41:55.227

Right click on "My Computer" (desktop) -> Device manager -> expand to see the bluetooth driver. In my case it is "Bluetooth v3.0".

rocketmanu

Posted 2012-11-08T14:39:42.443

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yes, my mistake – rocketmanu – 2014-12-08T03:09:44.533

aparently microsoft has a guide on testing this, but you need two computers with bluetooth https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh998565.aspx

– Gabriel Guimarães – 2015-08-17T12:50:31.790

Bluetooth Version finder v1.0

You can use a Portable freeware “Bluetooth Version finder v1.0” to find your Bluetooth version easily https://www.sordum.org/10772/bluetooth-version-finder-v1-0/

maryam

Posted 2012-11-08T14:39:42.443

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Error: Windows version not supported when running on Windows 7. – Codebeat – 2018-10-03T16:05:17.840

Mine appears in "system information" under network adapter as Adapter Type: Ethernet 802.3 Is that what you need?

BrianA

Posted 2012-11-08T14:39:42.443

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Does Ethernet 802.3 mean Bluetooth 3? – Josh Comley – 2012-11-08T16:16:38.553

1I don't think so. According to the Wiki Bluetooth 3 uses 802.11 - mine is just Bluetooth 2. – BrianA – 2012-11-13T11:03:52.130

You can go to Start -> Control Pannel -> System (type in the search box) -> Advance System Settings -> Hardware Tab -> Device Manager -> Bluetooth Radios -> Properties -> Details -> Bus reported device description (find in the list box) -> read "value".

vikas027

Posted 2012-11-08T14:39:42.443

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I never saw this post somehow, but I just had a look and you were right at least in this case, +1, but I'll need to confirm on at least two more, different devices before I would mark as an answer – Josh Comley – 2016-04-12T13:44:09.197

And look for what...? (btw if you use the search box anyway, you can just type "device manager" in the Start search box) – gronostaj – 2014-03-31T22:22:25.690

There is no device property which will show you the version in the device manager. – Eric G – 2014-04-01T00:04:05.530

Look for what is requested by the OP. Searching in the box might be a shortcut. I pasted what I know, I am no windows expert. – vikas027 – 2014-04-01T23:02:01.733

Your best bet would be to look up your device with the manufacturer to see what is supported by your device. The device may have more capabilities than your OS or device permits. This information will not be reported as a value in the Device Manager.

You should be able to determine if all of the needed profiles are present by looking through the various bluetooth setting by going to the Bluetooth Control Panel, which you can launch directly using the following shortcut in your Run menu or Start menu search %windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{28803F59-3A75-4058-995F-4EE5503B023C}

You may also want to check out this page on what versions of bluetooth are supported in Windows 7:

Version 1.1 
Version 2.0
Version 2.0 with EDR*
Version 2.1 with EDR*

Eric G

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