Windows 10: KB5044273 broke wifi and Bluetooth on ASUS device, looking for a fix

Hi all,The recent KB5044273 update broke the wifi and Bluetooth connections on my partner’s laptop. Issues:Bluetooth devices will not connectCannot connect to any wifi network: after filling in credentials, I get a ‘cannot connect to this network’.Steps tried so farNS flush, resetting adapter via command line, reboot, driver refresh, and driver update to newest versions for both wifi and Bluetooth.The problem persists and I find other threads on internet fora where people indicate that their connectivity is broken but no solutions. Technical info:Windows 10.0 64x, build 19045ASUS410UAR, with

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Bluetooth not working on ASUS laptop

Hello,

There are several factors that may cause this issue. To better assist you, we suggest that you answer the following questions:

• Have you made any recent changes on your device prior to this issue?
• Have you tried disabling and enabling the Bluetooth using the Control Panel? (Not turning off and on)
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

In the meantime, we suggest that you run the Bluetooth troubleshooter by:

• Select the Start button, then select Settings > Update & security > Troubleshoot.
• Under Find and fix other problems, select Bluetooth > Run the troubleshooter.

Looking forward to your response.

 

Update Broke My Bluetooth - No Bluetooth Device Available - Can't find bluetooth in Device Manager

After a random update from Windows to update my Edge browser. I completely lost my Bluetooth, my computer seemed convinced that it wasn't even compatible. I spent many hours searching for the answer and tried so many different steps. Then I found one very
simple solution on the pcrisk blog which solved it instantly! I can't confirm if prior steps helped, but given the consecutive nature of the steps - I'd recommend taking them haha.

The standard steps were the same as previous recommendations (none of which worked for me and seemingly for many others left in the dark) but the
7th step was the winner! So Simple,
let your computer drain all its battery then turn it back on.

1. Turn Bluetooth On
2. Re-enable Bluetooth Device
3. Update Bluetooth Driver
4. Run Windows Bluetooth Troubleshooter
5. Install Bluetooth Drivers In Compatibility Mode
6. Check The Bluetooth Support Service
7. Unplug Your Computer

Bluetooth Not Available. How to Fix It?

I thought I'd share this here because I searched many of the questions and forums and couldn't find the answer.

If someone can add this suggestion to the following topics I'm sure it would be very useful to many!

Fix Bluetooth problems in Windows - Microsoft Support

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Cannot use bluetooth device

1 Pairing is done in Settings, Devices
1.1 You click on Add Bluetooth or other device
1.2 You choose Bluetooth
1.3 If there is a pairing button on the bluetooth device itself then you press that now. You need to check the instructions for your bluetooth device to see how to do this - several automatically go into pairing mode when they switch on, others have a button that needs to be pressed for, say, 5 seconds.
1.4 The computer detects all available bluetooth devices and you select yours from the list. If yours is not on the list then Windows could not detect it.
1.5 It connects - pairing includes connecting
1.6 The computer sounds a buzz in the earpiece then displays Your device is ready to go and you click on Done
1.7 The device is shown in the devices list below the subheading Audio and it shows it as connected
1.8 The device should also appear in Control panel, Sounds, Playback tab
1.9 The device should also appear in Control panel, Devices & printers
1.10 {I just paired some bluetooth earphones as I typed so I could make sure these notes were correct} You use a music player and the sound comes out of the bluetooth earphones

2 If this is not happening for you then go to Contol panel, Devices & printers
2.1 Right-click on the device & select Remove device
2.2 You can now try pairing from scratch again
2.3 Several other users have reported that only removing the device with Bluetooth command line tools - BluetoothInstaller allowed them to re-pair again [see xzion's guidance below]
2.4 Yet others reported that only the KeithM code or Bungee's guidance worked for them [see below]

3 Where is this all going wrong for you?
[I assume we are definitely talking about bluetooth headphones/earphones. I understand that WiFi ones do also exist.]


4 Additional guidance -

Unpair a Bluetooth Device - TenForumsTutorials
Connect a Bluetooth device in Windows - Windows Help

Steps to completely remove a belutooth device so pairing can be done again [post #9, xzion] - TenForums
Steps to completely remove a belutooth device so pairing can be done again [post #22, KeithM] - TenForums
Steps to completely remove a belutooth device so pairing can be done again [post #39, Bungee] - TenForums
Several people registered in TenForums just to be able to thanks xzion, KeithM & Bungee. Apparently, what worked for some people did not work for others so each solution seems worth trying.


Denis