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How to delete all paired Bluetooth devices

Anonymous
2023-10-20T20:12:06+00:00

Hi. I would like to know how to clear out the list of paired Bluetooth devices from Windows 10. I have a device that has formed hundreds of pairing registrations. It will take forever to individually clear them all. I've since turned off the Bluetooth connection on the offending device. How do I now "erase"the list and start clean?

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-20T22:49:14+00:00

    Hi John,

    I'm Paul and I'm here to help you with your concern.

    You can use Powershell to edit the paired Bluetooth devices registry. Create a System Restore or backup the Registry before proceeding.

    > Open PowerShell as Admin.

    > Enter: Remove-Item -Path HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BTHPORT\Parameters\Devices\* -Recurse

    > Close PowerShell and restart the PC.

    I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-07-13T20:24:48+00:00

    Hi. I tried this on windows 11 and it didn't work. Please help!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-07T20:44:47+00:00

    Hi John,

    I have "Devices" Folder in the registry empty and no devices in Bluetooth branch in device manager.
    But in control panel I have three devices I cant neither remove or connect.
    Please check picture.

    How I can solve this?

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-10-25T14:55:14+00:00

    Hi Paul,

    Thank you for the solution. I'll give this a try!

    John

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-29T15:56:43+00:00

    I was getting the error "Couldn't verify additional factor. Please use a different sign-in option." with Windows Hello for Business due to having a bad pairing of my phone via BT, and it couldn't be removed via the GUI or Device Mgr... so this allowed me to remove all paired connections... re-pair the phone and now things are working as expected. Thanks!

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