Bluetooth icon is not appearing in taskbar

Hi,

I own a Lenovo ThinkPad T430 with W10 installed, and I'm experiencing an issue where the Bluetooth icon doesn't appear in the taskbar. When I navigate to Settings >> Bluetooth, I cannot find the Bluetooth 'turn on' button.

I've tested the Bluetooth chip (PCB) by replacing it with another laptop's working Bluetooth chip, and it worked fine. However, the issue persists on my laptop.

Interestingly, if I connect an external Bluetooth adapter, the Bluetooth icon appears in the taskbar, and the 'turn on' button shows up in Settings.

Could you please help me resolve this issue?


System Info:
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro, 64 bit, Build 19045, Installed 20220705010707.000000+300
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3230M CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9, CPU Count: 4
Total Physical RAM: 4 GB
Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000, 2021 MB
Hard Drives: C: 119 GB (63 GB Free); D: 0 GB (0 GB Free); E: 98 GB (45 GB Free); F: 99 GB (18 GB Free); G: 99 GB (64 GB Free);
Motherboard: LENOVO 2349N7G, ver Win8 Pro DPK TPG, s/n 1ZSLY38WBB8
System: LENOVO, ver LENOVO - 2820, s/n PBD9L9Z
Antivirus: Windows Defender, Enabled and Updated

 

Hi Steve.
Thanks for your Answer.
For example, if I want to connect a Bluetooth device to my laptop via the built-in Bluetooth, I would need to turn on the Bluetooth first and then proceed with the pairing process. However, in my case, neither the Bluetooth icon appears in the taskbar nor is the button available in Bluetooth settings.

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...-windows-723e092f-03fa-858b-5c80-131ec3fba75c
This is MS help for your problem.
Is your Bluetooth Icon behind the ^ on the Taskbar?
BT Icon may be "Hidden"
I have a Lenovo Ideapad 3 171TL6 running W11 Home and my BT icon was hidden.
You can Right click on the Icon to set it on the Taskbar.