How To Connect Airpods To Windows Computer

How to connect AirPods to a Windows PC

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One of the great things about Apple tree'due south AirPods is that they're super easy to connect to and utilize with Apple devices. On the latest AirPods 3, the headphones will fifty-fifty switch betwixt your Apple devices for you automatically.

Y'all might, withal, be wondering how to connect your AirPods to a PC running Windows 10, and exist assuming compatibility with these devices is hard. Well, it isn't, and while you naturally won't become the aforementioned level of seamless integration you would throughout the Apple lineup, learning how to connect AirPods to a laptop or desktop running Windows x is a cinch. This simple guide volition evidence you how to do it.

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How to connect AirPods to a PC running Windows 10

1. Turn on Bluetooth on your Windows ten Machine

Hit Commencement and go to settings, and so devices. Make sure you've got Bluetooth toggled to the 'on' position.

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2. Add together a new device

Select Add Bluetooth or other device at the top of the folio. When you're presented with the Add a device carte du jour, select the Bluetooth selection.

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3. Pair your AirPods

Put your AirPods into their charging case. Close the lid and and then reopen. Hold downwardly the example'south white Setup push until you see the case LED flashing white. You should meet your AirPods appear in the device menu on your reckoner screen. Select them and you're good to go.

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If y'all have automatic switching turned on, your AirPods will automatically switch betwixt Apple devices that are logged into the aforementioned iCloud business relationship if, for instance, you lot're listening to music on one and go a phone call on the other. Pairing your AirPods to your Windows ten Laptop stops this from happening.

To reconnect to your iPhone or other Apple device y'all'll need to do so manually by selecting the AirPods from your phone's Bluetooth menu. Handily, though, if you walk abroad from your PC while the earphones are paired, they'll automatically switch to other previously paired devices in range, like your iPhone.

For more than tips on using your AirPods, cheque out our guides on tips for using AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max, how to connect AirPods to Android phones and how to make AirPods louder.

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