How to connect AirPods to Dell laptop models

Put the AirPods within their case and close it in order to ensure they are properly charged. You will want a battery charge of 25% at minimum before you continue.

Once sufficiently charged, open up the AirPods case and depress the Setup Button on the back until it lights up. On older model AirPods this light will be visible inside the case, on newer models this light is on the outside.

Click on the Windows Start Menu on your desktop toolbar. You should then see the Settings Menu represented by the gear icon. Click on this to open it.

Inside the Settings Menu select Devices.

You should now be looking at the Devices window. Inside this window, click on Bluetooth & other devices, and in the new menu that opens, make sure Bluetooth is switched on with the slider. Finally select Add Bluetooth or other device.

Inside the Add a device window that should appear, select Bluetooth.

Click on the AirPods from the list and twiddle your thumbs whilst they connect.

A window should appear stating that ‘Your device is ready to go!’ Select Done and hey presto, you should have now connected your AirPods to your Dell laptop, and can listen to audio from your machine through them.

If you don’t see this popup or are having problems seeing the AirPods to select them in the first place:

• Make sure your AirPods are fully charged and the Setup Button light is still on.
• Move your AirPods to different positions around your Dell laptop and try again.
• Attempt to connect a different device via Bluetooth to your Dell laptop other than the AirPods to see if there is an issue with the laptop’s Bluetooth signal.

If none of the above works, go to the relevant the Apple support page for more information.

If at any point you want to disconnect your Airpods from your Dell laptop, all you have to do is click Remove device where the AirPods are now listed under the Bluetooth & other devices window (see step 5).