Can't connect Home Speaker 300 to my Windows 10 computer

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I just bought a Bose Home Speaker 300 and am trying to set it up for the first time.  I want use it as an alternate speaker for my PC.  This is how I tried to set it up:

 

1) I plugged the speaker into an outlet and waited for the indicator light to glow steady red.

 

2) I went to my PC and clicked on Settings --> Devices --> Bluetooth and other devices.  I turned the Bluetooth switch on and clicked on Add Bluetooth or other device.

 

3) I went back to the speaker and pressed the Bluetooth button until the indicator light flashed blue.

 

4) I went back to my computer and waited for the speaker to appear in the list of available Bluetooth devices.

 

5) When Bose Home Speaker 300 appeared, I clicked on it.  It was successfully paired with my computer.

 

6) I clicked on Sound Settings in the Related Settings section.  I then clicked on Sound Control Panel.

 

7)  In the pop-up window, both my computer's regular speaker and the Bose speaker appeared, but the Bose speaker was listed as disconnected.

 

I right-clicked on the Bose speaker and clicked on Connect in the pop-up menu.  The speaker emitted a tone and for a moment seemed connected.  But the connection was immediately dropped and the speaker remains virtually disconnected.

 

Could you please show me a way forward on this?  I would be very appreciative!

 

 

                                                    Thank you,

                                                     Michael Klein

 

 

2

Well, what do you know!  I tried the process again and this time I was able to connect the speaker to my computer.  The only problem is, no sound comes out of the speaker, but that is a separate issue.

3

I seemed to have figured it out, thanks to a Bose help article.  I pressed the AUX button on top of the speaker and virtually removed the speaker from my computer. I pressed the Bluetooth button and added the speaker to my computer.  That seems to have done it.  Why all this should be necessary, I have no idea, but at this point I don't feel like asking anymore questions.  As long as it works.