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Note that once Windows gets into that state above, it stays there. I have no idea what caused the other panel to present above. Clicking ‘Pair without using a code’ works perfectly now for this device. Note, after I unpaired the mouse and repaired it after having done the above, I now see the following panel instead of the authentication error panel. So, you will have to try this and relay your experience of whether or not it works for you.
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Note: The differences in Bluetooth drivers may prevent this fix from working across the board. It’s definitely worth giving it a try, though. I can’t guarantee this will work with every Bluetooth mouse or every Bluetooth hardware. At least, this fix worked perfectly for my situation. This should immediately pair the device without the ‘Authentication Error’ panel appearing. Now, check the box next to the ‘Drivers for keyboard, mice, etc (HID)’ and click ‘OK’. So, click ‘Properties’ and you’ll see the following window: You’ll need to do this pretty quickly as the device won’t stay in pairing mode for very long. Instead, this time I decide to right click the device about to be added: I set the mouse up into pairing mode and then start ‘Add a Bluetooth Device’. Just an image of something that triggered a thought about how silly Microsoft is which lead to another thought and so on leading to the below. Not images of what I’m about to show you, though.
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What visiting this page at Microsoft did is give me an idea of how to proceed based on some images I saw. Unfortunately, even that didn’t help, but I did find that Windows Server doesn’t support Bluetooth devices (not that that’s very helpful for my issue because I’m on Windows 7). I finally get to Microsoft’s knowledgebase which is probably where I should have visited first.
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So now, I’m basically at the trial and error phase of resolution. Then, I proceed to search the registry thinking it left some garbage in the registry from the previous pairing. After traversing through several forums where people are asking the same questions, no answers here. So, now that I’ve received this error, I proceed to Google to find an answer. It leads you to some worthless help page that leaves more questions than answers and only serves to waste time. Clicking that link won’t help you resolve this issue. Note that clicking the little blue link at the bottom of the window is completely worthless. It gives stupid errors like this without any hope for resolution. And, you know, this is one of the things about Windows I absolutely hate. It’s clear that something is completely borked in Windows. I have no idea why Windows would even present this. Mice don’t have authentication errors because they don’t use pairing codes. So, this is a reasonably stupid error because it’s a mouse. I then put the mouse into discovery mode and start the ‘Add a Bluetooth Device’ panel. I successfully delete the Targus mouse from the ‘Devices and Printers’ and that works correctly. Normally I just go into ‘Devices and Printers’ and delete the device and pair it again. Also note that dead or dying batteries can sometimes be the source of device connectivity problems. Therefore, always make sure your batteries are fresh before attempting pairing operations with these devices. Dead or dying batteries can cause pairing problems simply because the wireless transmitter in the device may not produce a stable enough signal for the receiver. Note: Before proceeding with any pairing operation to battery powered devices such as mice or keyboards, always make sure your batteries are fresh. Today was a repairing day (at least for the mouse). Sometimes it requires repairing one or both of the devices. This generally recovers both the mouse and the keyboard. Usually, I can unplug the dongle and replug it. Every once in a while my bluetooth dongle decides to go whacky on me and the mouse won’t work any longer.