Glitch: Bluetooth not working
Quite a few Windows 10 users are having trouble getting Bluetooth to work properly. This could impact your keyboard, mouse, headphones, and anything else that connects to your computer via Bluetooth.
Potential solutions:
- 1. Go to Settings > Devices and make sure that Bluetooth is toggled on.
- 2. Make sure that your Bluetooth accessory is fully charged and that you are following the pairing process. Sometimes you have to hold down a button to make the device discoverable. Check with the manufacturer for details.
- 3. There’s a reasonable chance that this is a driver problem. You’ll want to check with the manufacturer that you have the latest driver, especially if you’re jumping straight from Windows 7 to 10.
- 4. A few people have reported that uninstalling the driver for the device you’re having an issue with, rebooting your machine, and then letting Microsoft automatically detect it and install the driver will do the trick.
Problem: Cortana not working
Some Windows 10 users have been having trouble getting Cortana to work. Some people are getting messages that Cortana is not available in their region or language, despite being in a supported region and using a supported language. Others have found Cortana is not on by default, or not working properly.
Potential solutions:
- First of all, hit Start > Cortana > Notebook and you can toggle Cortana on and off.
- Take a look in Settings > Time & language. You need to make sure that you’re using one of these languages – Chinese (Simplified), English (U.K.), English (U.S.), French, Italian, German, and Spanish, and that your Speech language pack is installed. You also need your country or region to be China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, or the United States.
Issue: Can’t open Windows Store or can’t download
apps
It seems as though a lot of people are running into problems with Windows Store after updating to Windows 10. For some people it won’t open at all, for others it’s proving impossible to actually download apps or app updates. There’s a chance that the delayed app downloads and updates are a result of busy servers, but there are some things you can try:
Potential solutions:
- Press Windows + R and then type exe in the box and press Enter. If that doesn’t work then delete your download queue and try it again. Some people report that it worked for them after a few tries.
- If you can’t access the Windows Store at all it might be because you have the wrong region set. Go
- to Settings > Time & language and make sure you set it to the country you’re actually in.
- It’s also worth making sure that isn’t down to incorrect time settings. Take a look in Settings > Time & language and make sure it all looks right.
Glitch: Wi-Fi unstable, slow, or won’t connect
A lot of Windows 10 users are reporting issues with Wi-Fi. For some people it’s slow or intermittently drops the connection, others are having trouble getting Wi-Fi to work at all.
Potential solutions:
- Start by turning your router and your computer off and on again.
- If you can’t get Wi-Fi to work at all then you might have a driver problem. Check with your network adapter manufacturer and make sure that you have the latest driver. You might have to download it on another computer and install it via USB flash drive.
- Make sure that your router also has the latest firmware. You’ll find it at the manufacturer’s website.
- Go to Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi. Make sure that the Connect automatically box is checked for the network you want to connect to.
- Go to Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi > Manage Wi-Fi settings > Manage known networks and choose your network, then click Forget. Reboot the machine and enter the network details to connect fresh.
Annoyance: OneDrive placeholders gone
Microsoft has changed the way that the cloud backup service, OneDrive, works in Windows 10. A lot of people are irritated to find that placeholders, which were basically previews of individual files stored in the cloud, have been removed. Ostensibly, this was done because some people were confused by placeholders and thought the files were stored locally. The system is now based on a selective sync, which has not pleased some people who liked to be able to sync individual files, particularly when working on devices with limited storage space.
Workarounds:
- Go through the web browser and find the individual files you want.
- You could map it as a drive in file explorer. Log in to OneDrive on your browser and click on Files then copy the cid number (it will say cid= followed by a number in the address bar). For this example let’s say it says cid=435rty. Open File Explorer, go to This PC, and click Map network drive, choose a letter and then paste in “https://d.docs.live.net/435rty”. Where 435rty is your cid number. Reconnect at sign-in should be checked. You’ll need to sign in, but then you’ll be able to access your OneDrive through File Explorer, but be warned – it’s a bit slow.
Potential solution:
- This is still a work in progress, so if it’s important to you, tell the OneDrive team about it. You can make suggestions at the OneDrive website. They might bring placeholders or some alternative back in a future update.
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