Disableing local bluetooth dongle before VH doesn't seem to work anymore on Windows 11

Submitted by mati24 on #1

Hello

Since my last W11 upgrade, my script that switch between local BT dongle and VirtualHere doesn't work anymore, because the bluetooth dongle is now seen as a "Critical Device" by Windows:

if ($start) {
  Disable-PnpDevice "USB\VID_0A12&PID_0001\6&28CF390B&0&6" -Confirm:$false
  Start-Service -Name vhclient
} else {
  Stop-Service -Name vhclient -Force
  Enable-PnpDevice "USB\VID_0A12&PID_0001\6&28CF390B&0&6" -Confirm:$false
} 

I tried with .\pnputil.exe /disable-device "USB\VID_0A12&PID_0001\6&28CF390B&0&6" /force but it asks for a reboot...

if someone has a fix or an other way to handle this :)

Thank you

Submitted by Michael on Tue, 2026/03/31 - 06:08

#2

Whenever Windows ask you to "Reboot" if you disable a usb device that means the device (Bluetooth) is in use by something and so windows cannot disable. 
What you can try is https://www.uwe-sieber.de/misc_tools_e.html RestartUSBPort after disabling it and it will force it to disconnect and be disabled.