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How do I play audio through a Bluetooth headset in Windows 7?

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Mar 15, 2026681341 views
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I recently did an in-place upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 RTM. For the most part, things have gone brilliantly. The only issue I've been facing is regarding my Bluetooth headset, a Dell BH200. The laptop is an Inspiron 1720. I can get Windows 7 to pair with the headset, and even get the Bluetooth settings to show that there is stereo audio available. The problem is that the Bluetooth headset never shows up in my sound output devices list. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the Bluetooth drivers from Dell, tried turning on/off all of the features of the headset, removing the Bluetooth driver and letting Windows re-detect and install, but nothing has worked so far. I guess I should mention that the headset worked fine in Vista. How can I make it work?

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After a couple of hours of agony, searching online for proper drivers for my Motorola HT820 bluetooth headset, I had to do these in order to pair my headset successfully with my Win 7 RC system Uninstall Broadcom bluetooth software Download and install this Now, add your device, Windows 7 should automatically download various drivers Go to your bluetooth devices, see an entry for your headset, right click, properties, services tab and make sure headset option is selected After all these, right …

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