Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You have a computer that is running Windows 7.

  • You install a Bluetooth adapter on the computer.

Then, you follow these steps:

  1. You click Start, and then you click Devices and Printers.

  2. You click Add a device, and then you examine the list of devices that appear in the Select a device to add to this computer window.

In this scenario, you expect that the Bluetooth device is displayed in the list. However, the Bluetooth device is never displayed in this list. Additionally, you may experience one of the following issues:

  • The Bluetooth Support Service cannot start after you restart the computer. Additionally, Bluetooth devices do not work correctly.

  • When you search for Bluetooth devices in Control Panel, the search operation may not finish. Additionally, you may notice that the progress bar seems to never finish and the pointer remains at an hourglass.

Note This PnP issue also occurs in Windows Server 2008 R2.

Cause

This issue occurs because of a problem in the PnP layer.

Resolution

Hotfix information

This hotfix fixes the problem in the PnP layer. You can apply this hotfix on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information notes

Important Windows 7 hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version

    Product

    Milestone

    Service branch

    6.1.760 0.16xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    RTM

    GDR

    6.1.760 0.20xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    RTM

    LDR

  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, extremely important issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows Server 2008 R2 and for Windows 7" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Umpnpmgr.dll

6.1.7600.16536

294,400

24-Feb-2010

07:16

x86

Umpnpmgr.mof

Not Applicable

3,692

10-Jun-2009

21:46

Not Applicable

Drvinst.mof

Not Applicable

3,685

10-Jun-2009

21:46

Not Applicable

Umpnpmgr.dll

6.1.7600.20652

294,400

24-Feb-2010

07:30

x86

Ntkrnlpa.exe

6.1.7600.16536

3,954,576

24-Feb-2010

07:19

Not Applicable

Ntoskrnl.exe

6.1.7600.16536

3,899,272

24-Feb-2010

07:19

Not Applicable

Ntkrnlpa.exe

6.1.7600.20652

3,954,056

24-Feb-2010

07:34

Not Applicable

Ntoskrnl.exe

6.1.7600.20652

3,899,784

24-Feb-2010

07:34

Not Applicable

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Umpnpmgr.dll

6.1.7600.16536

404,992

24-Feb-2010

07:57

x64

Drvinst.mof

Not Applicable

3,685

10-Jun-2009

21:07

Not Applicable

Umpnpmgr.dll

6.1.7600.20652

404,992

24-Feb-2010

08:07

x64

Umpnpmgr.mof

Not Applicable

3,692

10-Jun-2009

21:08

Not Applicable

Ntoskrnl.exe

6.1.7600.16536

5,509,008

24-Feb-2010

08:00

x64

Ntoskrnl.exe

6.1.7600.20652

5,485,456

24-Feb-2010

08:09

x64

Cfgmgr32.dll

6.1.7600.16536

145,920

24-Feb-2010

07:16

x86

Devobj.dll

6.1.7600.16536

64,512

24-Feb-2010

07:16

x86

Devrtl.dll

6.1.7600.16536

44,544

24-Feb-2010

07:16

x86

Drvinst.exe

6.1.7600.16536

252,928

24-Feb-2010

07:15

x86

Drvinst.mof

Not Applicable

3,685

22-Jul-2009

23:37

Not Applicable

Umpnpmgr.mof

Not Applicable

3,692

22-Jul-2009

23:38

Not Applicable

Cfgmgr32.dll

6.1.7600.20652

145,920

24-Feb-2010

07:29

x86

Devobj.dll

6.1.7600.20652

64,512

24-Feb-2010

07:30

x86

Devrtl.dll

6.1.7600.20652

44,544

24-Feb-2010

07:30

x86

Drvinst.exe

6.1.7600.20652

252,928

24-Feb-2010

07:28

x86

Drvinst.mof

Not Applicable

3,685

22-Jul-2009

23:41

Not Applicable

Umpnpmgr.mof

Not Applicable

3,692

22-Jul-2009

23:41

Not Applicable

Ntkrnlpa.exe

6.1.7600.16536

3,954,576

24-Feb-2010

07:19

Not Applicable

Ntoskrnl.exe

6.1.7600.16536

3,899,272

24-Feb-2010

07:19

Not Applicable

Ntkrnlpa.exe

6.1.7600.20652

3,954,056

24-Feb-2010

07:34

Not Applicable

Ntoskrnl.exe

6.1.7600.20652

3,899,784

24-Feb-2010

07:34

Not Applicable

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Umpnpmgr.dll

6.1.7600.16536

705,536

24-Feb-2010

06:44

IA-64

Drvinst.mof

Not Applicable

3,685

10-Jun-2009

21:13

Not Applicable

Umpnpmgr.dll

6.1.7600.20652

705,536

24-Feb-2010

06:40

IA-64

Umpnpmgr.mof

Not Applicable

3,692

10-Jun-2009

21:13

Not Applicable

Ntoskrnl.exe

6.1.7600.16536

11,173,256

24-Feb-2010

06:47

IA-64

Ntoskrnl.exe

6.1.7600.20652

11,118,984

24-Feb-2010

06:43

IA-64

Cfgmgr32.dll

6.1.7600.16536

145,920

24-Feb-2010

07:16

x86

Devobj.dll

6.1.7600.16536

64,512

24-Feb-2010

07:16

x86

Devrtl.dll

6.1.7600.16536

44,544

24-Feb-2010

07:16

x86

Drvinst.exe

6.1.7600.16536

252,928

24-Feb-2010

07:15

x86

Drvinst.mof

Not Applicable

3,685

22-Jul-2009

23:37

Not Applicable

Umpnpmgr.mof

Not Applicable

3,692

22-Jul-2009

23:38

Not Applicable

Cfgmgr32.dll

6.1.7600.20652

145,920

24-Feb-2010

07:29

x86

Devobj.dll

6.1.7600.20652

64,512

24-Feb-2010

07:30

x86

Devrtl.dll

6.1.7600.20652

44,544

24-Feb-2010

07:30

x86

Drvinst.exe

6.1.7600.20652

252,928

24-Feb-2010

07:28

x86

Drvinst.mof

Not Applicable

3,685

22-Jul-2009

23:41

Not Applicable

Umpnpmgr.mof

Not Applicable

3,692

22-Jul-2009

23:41

Not Applicable

Ntkrnlpa.exe

6.1.7600.16536

3,954,576

24-Feb-2010

07:19

Not Applicable

Ntoskrnl.exe

6.1.7600.16536

3,899,272

24-Feb-2010

07:19

Not Applicable

Ntkrnlpa.exe

6.1.7600.20652

3,954,056

24-Feb-2010

07:34

Not Applicable

Ntoskrnl.exe

6.1.7600.20652

3,899,784

24-Feb-2010

07:34

Not Applicable

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

More Information

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Package_for_kb980396_rtm_bf~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.1.0.mum

Not Applicable

1,912

24-Feb-2010

11:13

Not Applicable

Package_for_kb980396_rtm~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.1.0.mum

Not Applicable

1,948

24-Feb-2010

11:13

Not Applicable

Update-bf.mum

Not Applicable

1,648

24-Feb-2010

11:13

Not Applicable

X86_microsoft-windows-coreusermodepnp_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16536_none_770f150b8e161666.manifest

Not Applicable

11,433

24-Feb-2010

11:20

Not Applicable

X86_microsoft-windows-coreusermodepnp_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20652_none_777f10d6a74788b6.manifest

Not Applicable

11,433

24-Feb-2010

11:20

Not Applicable

X86_microsoft-windows-os-kernel_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16536_none_6c3dcb76154d2fc9.manifest

Not Applicable

16,151

24-Feb-2010

07:49

Not Applicable

X86_microsoft-windows-os-kernel_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20652_none_6cadc7412e7ea219.manifest

Not Applicable

16,151

24-Feb-2010

08:03

Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Amd64_microsoft-windows-coreusermodepnp_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16536_none_d32db08f4673879c.manifest

Not Applicable

11,437

24-Feb-2010

11:27

Not Applicable

Amd64_microsoft-windows-coreusermodepnp_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20652_none_d39dac5a5fa4f9ec.manifest

Not Applicable

11,437

24-Feb-2010

11:27

Not Applicable

Amd64_microsoft-windows-os-kernel_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16536_none_c85c66f9cdaaa0ff.manifest

Not Applicable

15,291

24-Feb-2010

08:56

Not Applicable

Amd64_microsoft-windows-os-kernel_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20652_none_c8cc62c4e6dc134f.manifest

Not Applicable

15,291

24-Feb-2010

09:14

Not Applicable

Package_for_kb980396_rtm_bf~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.0.mum

Not Applicable

3,085

24-Feb-2010

11:13

Not Applicable

Package_for_kb980396_rtm~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.0.mum

Not Applicable

3,159

24-Feb-2010

11:13

Not Applicable

Update-bf.mum

Not Applicable

2,291

24-Feb-2010

11:13

Not Applicable

Wow64_microsoft-windows-coreusermodepnp_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16536_none_dd825ae17ad44997.manifest

Not Applicable

8,299

24-Feb-2010

07:36

Not Applicable

Wow64_microsoft-windows-coreusermodepnp_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20652_none_ddf256ac9405bbe7.manifest

Not Applicable

8,299

24-Feb-2010

07:50

Not Applicable

X86_microsoft-windows-os-kernel_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16536_none_6c3dcb76154d2fc9.manifest

Not Applicable

16,151

24-Feb-2010

07:49

Not Applicable

X86_microsoft-windows-os-kernel_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20652_none_6cadc7412e7ea219.manifest

Not Applicable

16,151

24-Feb-2010

08:03

Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Ia64_microsoft-windows-coreusermodepnp_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16536_none_7710b9018e141f62.manifest

Not Applicable

11,435

24-Feb-2010

11:13

Not Applicable

Ia64_microsoft-windows-coreusermodepnp_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20652_none_7780b4cca74591b2.manifest

Not Applicable

11,435

24-Feb-2010

11:13

Not Applicable

Ia64_microsoft-windows-os-kernel_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16536_none_6c3f6f6c154b38c5.manifest

Not Applicable

15,289

24-Feb-2010

08:51

Not Applicable

Ia64_microsoft-windows-os-kernel_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20652_none_6caf6b372e7cab15.manifest

Not Applicable

15,289

24-Feb-2010

09:08

Not Applicable

Package_for_kb980396_rtm_bf~31bf3856ad364e35~ia64~~6.1.1.0.mum

Not Applicable

1,923

24-Feb-2010

11:13

Not Applicable

Package_for_kb980396_rtm~31bf3856ad364e35~ia64~~6.1.1.0.mum

Not Applicable

1,960

24-Feb-2010

11:13

Not Applicable

Update-bf.mum

Not Applicable

1,658

24-Feb-2010

11:13

Not Applicable

Wow64_microsoft-windows-coreusermodepnp_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16536_none_dd825ae17ad44997.manifest

Not Applicable

8,299

24-Feb-2010

07:36

Not Applicable

Wow64_microsoft-windows-coreusermodepnp_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20652_none_ddf256ac9405bbe7.manifest

Not Applicable

8,299

24-Feb-2010

07:50

Not Applicable

X86_microsoft-windows-os-kernel_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16536_none_6c3dcb76154d2fc9.manifest

Not Applicable

16,151

24-Feb-2010

07:49

Not Applicable

X86_microsoft-windows-os-kernel_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20652_none_6cadc7412e7ea219.manifest

Not Applicable

16,151

24-Feb-2010

08:03

Not Applicable

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