Bluetooth Audio Stops After Brief Inactivity

Hi team,

Issue:
I’m experiencing recurring Bluetooth audio problems. Many times (not always) when playback stops (for example, when a song or video ends, or I pause media) and then restarts, there’s no sound through my connected Bluetooth device.

After a few minutes, the Bluetooth device sometimes plays the Windows disconnection sound, immediately reconnects, and audio works again. Other times, audio stays silent until I manually toggle Bluetooth off and on — after which the device reconnects and sound resumes, but it fails again later on.


Troubleshooting Performed:

• Windows is fully updated (no pending updates).
• Tested with two devices (Logitech headset and Wonderboom speaker) — both show the same behavior, but work fine with my phone.
• Updated Bluetooth and audio drivers from the manufacturer’s website.
• Uninstalled Bluetooth device drivers and rebooted (drivers reinstalled automatically).
• Ran the Windows Bluetooth troubleshooter multiple times.
• Restarted all Bluetooth-related services.
• Disabled “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power” under Device Manager → Bluetooth adapter → Power Management.
• Verified the correct audio output device is selected.
• Performed full Network reset (Settings → Network & Internet → Advanced network settings → Network reset → Reboot).
• Disabled Microsoft Bluetooth LE Enumerator and tested again.
• Checked Event Viewer under Applications and Services Logs → Microsoft → Windows → Bluetooth, but the logs are blank.

Current Behavior:

• Audio output stops working whenever playback is paused or ends.
• Sometimes the Bluetooth device disconnects and reconnects automatically after a few minutes; sometimes not at all.
• Manually toggling Bluetooth resolves the issue temporarily.

Request:
Looking for further troubleshooting steps or diagnostic suggestions.
Please let me know if specific logs or traces would help — I can provide them.

Thank you in advance