How to enable ("connect") bluetooth headset device like control panel sound settings?

Question

Hi all,

I need to programmatically connect a bluetooth headset and bypass all of the normal windows 7 UI for doing this. 

I got it to pair and enable the headset service ok using the bluetooth api.

What I find is sometimes the headset doesn't work but I can go to control panel sound, playback devices, right click on the headset and select "Connect" which then enables the headset.

How can I do this in code?

Thanks

 

Answer 1

You can do the equivalent of right-click / connect programmatically by sending down a KSPROPERTY_ONESHOT_RECONNECT property request to the associated kernel streaming pin:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff537369(v=VS.85).aspx

 

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Matthew van Eerde