{"id":54678,"date":"2023-09-14T17:25:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T16:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/54678\/windows-determine-bluetooth-version\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T17:25:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T16:25:54","slug":"windows-determine-bluetooth-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/54678\/windows-determine-bluetooth-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows: Determine Bluetooth version"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How do I determine the Bluetooth version in Windows? Which Bluetooth version does my computer support?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Recently I had a question about which Bluetooth version my laptop supports. A Bluetooth device uses Bluetooth 5.0 but was not recognised by my computer. So I wanted to see which Bluetooth version my laptop supports.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/54678\/windows-determine-bluetooth-version\/#Open_device_manager\" >Open device manager<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/54678\/windows-determine-bluetooth-version\/#Call_up_the_properties_of_the_Bluetooth_adapter\" >Call up the properties of the Bluetooth adapter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/54678\/windows-determine-bluetooth-version\/#List_of_Bluetooth_versions\" >List of Bluetooth versions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Open_device_manager\"><\/span>Open device manager<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First we open the device manager.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bluetooth_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"143\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bluetooth_1.png 308w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bluetooth_1-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Call_up_the_properties_of_the_Bluetooth_adapter\"><\/span>Call up the properties of the Bluetooth adapter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here we now find the Bluetooth adapter. In my case it is a device from Intel. Otherwise there are other variants, e.g. from Realtek. Here we now call up the properties and switch to the extended tab. Here we find the indication &#8220;LMP&#8221;, hence a number sequence.<\/p>\n<p>The first number is interesting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bluetooth_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"473\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bluetooth_2.png 930w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bluetooth_2-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bluetooth_2-768x391.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_of_Bluetooth_versions\"><\/span>List of Bluetooth versions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This can now be used to determine the version of the Bluetooth protocol. In my case, it is LMP 11, i.e. Bluetooth 5.2. Quite modern, it did not solve my problem with the Bluetooth device in the end.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LMP 0 &#8211; Bluetooth Core Specification 1.0 b (withdrawn)<\/li>\n<li>LMP 1 &#8211; Bluetooth Core Specification 1.1 (withdrawn)<\/li>\n<li>LMP 2 &#8211; Bluetooth Core Specification 1.2 (withdrawn)<\/li>\n<li>LMP 3 &#8211; Bluetooth Core Specification 2.0 + EDR<\/li>\n<li>LMP 4 &#8211; Bluetooth Core Specification 2.1 + EDR<\/li>\n<li>LMP 5 &#8211; Bluetooth Core Specification 3.0 + HS<\/li>\n<li>LMP 6 &#8211; Bluetooth Core Specification 4.0<\/li>\n<li>LMP 7 &#8211; Bluetooth Core Specification 4.1<\/li>\n<li>LMP 8 &#8211; Bluetooth Core Specification 4.2<\/li>\n<li>LMP 9 &#8211; Bluetooth Core Specification 5.0<\/li>\n<li>LMP 10 &#8211; Bluetooth Core Specification 5.1<\/li>\n<li>LMP 11 &#8211; Bluetooth Core Specification 5.2<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do I determine the Bluetooth version in Windows? 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