Windows 11 - Hide the Bluetooth settings via GPO


ksm1

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I'm wondering how to hide the Bluetooth settings pane in Windows 11 via group policy,

I'm using the below policy which should be the same for Windows 10 & 11
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I have set bluetooth to hidden but the option is still appearing within the settings pane, is there another way to do this? This still works fine on Windows 10.

thank you
 
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Windows 11 21H1

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For visibility of the page, see if this is of any help. Settings Page Visibility

If all you want to do is disable 'allow bluetooth devices to connect to this PC" that is in settings-bluetooth & devices-devices-more bluetooth settings.
 

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For visibility of the page, see if this is of any help. Settings Page Visibility

If all you want to do is disable 'allow bluetooth devices to connect to this PC" that is in settings-bluetooth & devices-devices-more bluetooth settings.

It doesn't work unfortunately, these are the settings applied to Win10 machines
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These settings work on Windows 11, but just not the Bluetooth setting as if they've changed it somewhere!
 

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Here is a reference sheet for all the group policy settings in Win11-21H2, all 4457 of them and those that were changed. Who knows at this point what changes 22H2 will bring.
 

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    DELL 0J37VM
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    32 gb
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    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
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    Integrated Realtek
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    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
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    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
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    1tb Solidigm m.2 +256gb ssd+512 gb usb m.2 sata
    PSU
    500w
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    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
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    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
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    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 9020
    CPU
    i7-4770
    Memory
    24 gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
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    Logitech wireless
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    still not telling
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I enabled each option one by one & turns out mousetouchpad and devices-touchpad enable the Bluetooth setting now
 

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Glad you found your fix. Just so we'll know, are you saying page visibility for both have to be off or will either one of them disable bluetooth visibility page?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3296
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1tb Solidigm m.2 +256gb ssd+512 gb usb m.2 sata
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 9020
    CPU
    i7-4770
    Memory
    24 gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Internet Speed
    still not telling
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium

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