Connect your headphones or earbuds to your laptop

The following steps explain how you can pair your Bluetooth headphones or earbuds with your Windows laptop.

Step 1: Open Settings

Step 2: Go to Devices

Step 3: Switch on Bluetooth

Step 4: Click the plus

Step 5: Select Bluetooth

Step 6: Put your headphones or earbuds in pairing mode

Step 7: Pair your headphones or earbuds

Note: does your laptop or MacBook request a PIN code? Enter 0000.

Open the settings on your laptop by clicking the gear icon in the taskbar at the bottom. If it's not in your taskbar, press the Windows icon at the bottom left. You'll see the gear icon appear slightly above it.

When you click the gear icon, different settings appear. Click the second icon, named Devices.

The option to turn on Bluetooth will now appear. You can do this by clicking he slider under the header Bluetooth.

Now that Bluetooth is switched on, you can add your headphones or earbuds. Move your mouse to the plus at the top and click it.

In this window, you can add various devices. Since your headphones or earbuds work via Bluetooth, you need to add a device via Bluetooth.

Your laptop will now search for Bluetooth devices. To make sure your headphones or earbuds are found, set them to pairing mode. You usually do this by holding the 'on' button longer. If this doesn't work, check the manual of your headphones or earbuds.

Your headphones or earbuds will now be in the list of available devices. Click the name of your device and the laptop will automatically connect.

The following steps explain how to pair Bluetooth headphones or earbuds to your MacBook.

Step 1: Open System Preferences

Step 2: Go to Bluetooth

Step 3: Turn on Bluetooth

Step 4: Put your headphones or earbuds in pairing mode

Step 5: Pair your headphones or earbuds

When you're on the desktop of your MacBook, move your mouse to the Apple logo at the top left of the screen. When you click it, a menu will appear. Select the second option here and click System Preferences.

Now that the System Preferences are open, you'll see a list of various settings. Choose Bluetooth from all these settings.

In the Bluetooth window, you see the button to switch on Bluetooth. When you click it, your MacBook will start searching for available Bluetooth devices right away.

To ensure that your headphones or earbuds are found by the MacBook, set them to pairing mode. You usually do this by holding the 'on' button longer. If this doesn't work, check the manual of your headphones or earbuds.

The name of your headphones or earbuds will now appear on the screen. Click the name and the MacBook will automatically connect.