Here's How To Connect AirPods To Windows Laptops

Connecting AirPods to Windows (photo: dock.unsplash)

JAKARTA AirPods are designed for Apple devices, but these audio devices use wireless Bluetooth technology. Therefore, devices other than Apple can still use AirPods.Personal Computer (PC) or laptops with an operating system (OS) Windows can be connected to AirPods. If you have both of these devices and want to connect the two, here is the guide. Quoting from Makeuseof, enter your AirPods into the charging bin first. Next, press the Windows key and the "I" letter simultaneously on your keyboard to open Settings. After that, click the Device menu if you are still using Windows 10. However, if you've updated the OS to Windows 11, tap the Bluetooth menu and the device that's inside the beats. Next, click on the large Plus sign seen on the screen to add a new Bluetooth device. Open the AirPods charging device, then press and hold the Settings button until the white status indicator flashes.

When AirPods appear in the list of Bluetooth devices, select the device name and click Done. By performing the above stages, you can already use AirPods. However, if no sound appears in AirPods, you don't need to worry. Sometimes, this does happen when you connect any audio device to a Windows laptop. To overcome this, you can click on the volume icon in the lower right corner of the screen, then select AirPods from the list of devices. Once the output device has been changed, the AirPods will make a sound again. Now, you can listen to songs from AirPods comfortably while working on various activities on your Windows laptop.