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List Bluetooth devices on Windows with PowerShell

Show paired Bluetooth adapters and accessories and their status via Get-PnpDevice.

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Run `Get-PnpDevice -Class Bluetooth | Sort-Object Status | Format-Table Status, FriendlyName -AutoSize` to list Bluetooth devices and whether each is OK, Error or Unknown.

01Command

Command
$ Get-PnpDevice -Class Bluetooth | Sort-Object Status | Format-Table Status, FriendlyName -AutoSize

02What it does

Get-PnpDevice queries the Plug and Play device tree, so it shows everything Windows knows about Bluetooth: the built-in radio, dongles, and paired accessories exposed through this class. A Status of Error or Degraded points to a device that needs attention, and Unknown entries are typically unplugged devices. This is faster than digging through Device Manager and easy to run when Bluetooth acting up.

03Risk

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!Warning: This class does not list every paired headphone or mouse by name — for the full list use `Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object {$_.InstanceId -like "BTHENUM*"}`.

04Undo

✓No undo needed — this command does not change persistent state.

05Sources

  • Get-PnpDevice
    Microsoft Learn · vendor-doc · 2026-09-17
    Evidence: Lists PnP devices; can be filtered by class (e.g. Bluetooth) and present status.
  • Get-NetAdapter
    Microsoft Learn · vendor-doc · 2026-09-17
    Evidence: Returns adapter objects with Status, LinkSpeed and MacAddress properties.

Last verified: 2026-09-18 · Category: Network

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