How to Enable or Disable Bluetooth Swift Pair in Windows 11

What is Swift Pair?

Swift Pair Swift Pair in Windows 11 makes pairing Bluetooth devices quick. Put a supported accessory near the PC and switch it into pairing mode, and Windows shows a desktop notification straight away. Connecting takes a couple of clicks.

A few things decide whether the notification appears:

• The accessory has to support Swift Pair. Many current mice, keyboards and headphones do, but older or very basic Bluetooth devices may not trigger a notification.
• The device has to be in pairing mode, not only switched on. The way to enter pairing mode differs by product. It is usually a button or a long press on the power or Bluetooth button, so check the accessory’s manual.
• The PC needs a working Bluetooth adapter, and Bluetooth must be turned on in Windows.
• The accessory has to be close to the PC. If it is too far away, no notification appears.

These steps turn Swift Pair on or off in Windows 11. The screenshots below show each stage.

1. Open Settings. Press Win+I, or right-click Start⊞ and choose Settings.
2. Select Bluetooth🔷 & devices in the left pane. The Bluetooth🔷 settings open on the right.
3. Click Devices. The page lists your paired devices and the Add device button.
4. Scroll down to Device settings. The Swift Pair option sits in this group.
5. Find Show notifications to connect using Swift Pair. It appears as a toggle switch, not a checkbox.
6. Turn the Show notifications to connect using Swift Pair toggle on to enable it, or off to disable it. The toggle shows On or Off to match.

That’s it. Swift Pair now follows the toggle you chose: with it on, supported accessories in pairing mode trigger a notification, and with it off they do not. The change applies immediately in Settings. If it does not take effect, sign out or restart the PC. To undo it, go back to the same page and set the toggle the way it was.

On a PC managed by a work or school, an administrator may control this setting through policy. Policy-based settings can need a sign-out or restart before they take effect.

Turning Swift Pair off does not unpair or remove any device you have already connected. You can still pair new accessories manually with Add device on the same page.

Option 1Use Settings

Turn Swift Pair On or Off for Your Account

1. Open Settings⚙️ by pressing Win+I on your keyboard.
2. Click Bluetooth🔷 & devices on the left side.
3. Click Devices on the right side.
4. Under Device settings, find the option that says Show notifications to connect using Swift Pair.
5. Turn it On (this is the default) or Off depending on what you want.
6. Close Settings when you’re done.

Option 2Use Registry Editor for Your Account

Turn Swift Pair On

1. Open Registry Editor: press Win+R, type regedit, and press Enter. Select Yes if User Account Control asks.
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Bluetooth — paste the path into the address bar at the top of Registry Editor and press Enter.
3. If there is no Bluetooth🔷 key, right-click CurrentVersion in the left pane, select New › Key, name it Bluetooth🔷, and select it. Create any other missing key in the path the same way.
4. Right-click an empty area of the right pane, select New › DWORD (32-bit) Value, and name it QuickPair. If QuickPair is already there, skip this step.
5. Double-click QuickPair, set Base to Decimal, type 1 in Value data, and select OK.

Turn Swift Pair Off

Administrator rights are required to disable swift pair windows 11 completely across the whole computer. Changing this system-wide setting stops Windows from showing connection pop-ups for any user account on the machine, which helps prevent unwanted pairing requests and speeds up your overall Bluetooth connections.

Administrator credentials are required to manage this feature across Windows 11. Logging in with an elevated profile governs peripheral discovery. Windows 11 blocks configuration updates unless these permissions are granted.

Enable Swift Pair for All Users

Activating this utility globally requires making the following change in Registry Editor:

1. Open Registry Editor: press Win+R, type regedit, and press Enter. Select Yes if User Account Control asks.
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\Bluetooth\AllowPromptedProximalConnections — paste the path into the address bar at the top of Registry Editor and press Enter.
3. If there is no AllowPromptedProximalConnections key, right-click Bluetooth🔷 in the left pane, select New › Key, name it AllowPromptedProximalConnections, and select it. Create any other missing key in the path the same way.
4. Right-click an empty area of the right pane, select New › DWORD (32-bit) Value, and name it value. If value is already there, skip this step.
5. Double-click value, set Base to Decimal, type 1 in Value data, and select OK.

Disable Swift Pair for All Users

Deactivating peripheral discovery globally requires making the following change in Registry Editor:

1. Open Registry Editor: press Win+R, type regedit, and press Enter. Select Yes if User Account Control asks.
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\Bluetooth\AllowPromptedProximalConnections — paste the path into the address bar at the top of Registry Editor and press Enter.
3. If there is no AllowPromptedProximalConnections key, right-click Bluetooth🔷 in the left pane, select New › Key, name it AllowPromptedProximalConnections, and select it. Create any other missing key in the path the same way.
4. Right-click an empty area of the right pane, select New › DWORD (32-bit) Value, and name it value. If value is already there, skip this step.
5. Double-click value, set Base to Decimal, type 0 in Value data, and select OK.

Configuration updates apply immediately after execution in Settings; sign out or restart if the change does not take effect.

Summary

Swift Pair in Windows 11 accelerates peripheral connectivity while remaining fully toggleable.

Learn more: pair Pair a Bluetooth device in Windows – Microsoft Support Swift Pair  Open Bluetooth & devices settings Bluetooth Policy CSP