How can standard users on a Windows 10 device remove bluetooth devices without admin credentials?

Question

Is there a way to get around the restriction that standard users on a Windows 10 device are unable to remove bluetooth devices without admin credentials? Can this be achieved using policies or other admin settings?

Answer 1

Kindly go through the following:

https://mymce.wordpress.com/2024/07/11/how-to-remove-bluetooth-devices-without-admin-credentials/

Answer 2

Hi Simon,

Thanks for your post. Based on my research, In Windows 10/11, standard users are typically unable to remove Bluetooth devices without administrative credentials. Here is a work around.

In Start Search type Gpedit.msc and hit the Enter Key.

Navigate to:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Device Installation > Device Installation Restrictions.

Now enable  "Allow administrators to override device installation policy" and configure settings to allow standard users to remove Bluetooth devices.

For Registry Edit:

1. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Bluetooth
2. Create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value named “AllowUserToRemoveDevice”
3. Set its value to 1.
4. Close the Registry Editor.
5. Reboot.

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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