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This all got precipitated by Bluetooth “disappearing” from the laptop. Apparently the Bluetooth circuit has failed, or, a MicroSoft update killed it. I’ve attempted several hours of troubleshooting of THAT, and the machine behaves as if there is no Bluetooth adapter in it anymore, even though I made no hardware, software, or settings changes. The Bluetooth failure occurred well before I did anything with Miracast whatsoever. :-(

Disclaimer: I am NOT expert with computer networks, and that all seems to have become worse with every new Windows Version after Win 7 — maybe even XP. :-(

Thanks in advance!

2 posted on 03/26/2026 5:40:50 AM PDT by Paul R. (Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))

OS is Win 11 Pro.

Yes, yes, I know. Please don’t clutter up the thread with disses of Windows. It doesn’t help anything.

3 posted on 03/26/2026 5:42:48 AM PDT by Paul R. (Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))

You can buy a Bluetooth adapter.

Is your SSID broadcast turned off?