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After restarting my computer, I can always connect my bluetooth headphones just fine. However, if they disconnect (intentionally or not) I open the device under "Devices and Printers" and connect again. I can always connect to "Forward VoIP Calls to Handsfree" but often not to "Listen to Music." Why would I be able to connect to one and not the other? I would rather not restart every time I wish to listen to music.

Note: Upon clicking "Listen to Music" (or "Retry" after it has failed once), it immediately reads "Connection failed" seemingly without attempting to connect. A successful connection always takes at least a moment to connect.

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    Did you solve the issue?
    – Yevgen
    Commented Dec 3, 2017 at 10:21

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I found an answer at https://www.sevenforums.com/sound-audio/128671-bluetooth-headset-pairs-but-wont-connect-not-avail-playback-devic-4.html - use Start->Control Panel->Administrative Services->Services[.lnk] OR Task Manager->Services[tab] and click on the Services button at the bottom right.

In the Services window, select the Bluetooth Media Service and either Action->Restart or right-click->Restart

You should now be able to connect for music!

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