I followed the SCPToolkit manual removal guide (v. 1.6.x, Win 10 H) with the result that my default bluetooth driver (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165) has this error in Device Manager:
This device cannot start. (Code 10)
STATUS_DEVICE_POWER_FAILURE
There is another issue with Win 10 not recognizing my (fake) ds3 as a generic " PS3 gamepad", as it does on my clean laptop, but that is low priority.
Let me walk through what I did in order. Following the removal guide (in elevated powershell):
- taskkill: ScpTrayApp was the only one running.
- sc stop/delete: neither returned text.
- Add/remove programs: ScpToolkit (was this a mistake?)
- DriverStoreExplorer packages deleted: (I assumed there were 3 bthdongles because I had plugged my (fake) ds3 into different USB ports over time))
oem25.inf - scpvbus.inf
oem29.inf - ds3controller_1055536c-9223-4a51-bfa7-11dcef94d84d.inf
oem30.inf - bthdongle_c76ee840-c43b-4fb1-bd21-c8367df0f3a8.inf
oem39.inf - bthdongle_0209c545-347d-41a7-ab32-6245c72dc795.inf
oem40.inf - bthdongle_7183a36b-22ab-492b-996e-7f817e63b92f.inf
- Device Manager: no libusbK folder, nothing named SCP anywhere, so did nothing.
- DID NOT delete program files folder (missed that step).
- On reboot bluetooth failed in device manager. Verified SCP drivers were gone with DevManView.
- Uninstalled bluetooth (would have been v.20.x, not the new version) in device manager (probably did not check "delete files"). Maybe rebooted (would have been prompted if "delete files" were checked, otherwise not).
- If rebooted, would have seen native attempt at finding bluetooth hardware fail in some way. Not sure what happened, but see below for what happens now. Installed new bluetooth drivers downloaded from Intel site. Rebooted.
- Power failure error as above. In Win 10 bluetooth settings GUI, says "driver error" and confirms bluetooth device detection fails.
- Re-checked guide and saw I forgot to delete Program Files folder. Did that, problem persists.
- Uninstall drivers when deleting files and rebooting results in Windows detecting bluetooth hardware as "unknown device" with a driver error when installed. Installing/repairing Intel drivers turns that device into bluetooth in Device Manager.
What I notice in DriverStoreExplorer, under Bluetooth, there are 11 itusb.inf files listed: 7 are v. 22.30.x (the new driver), 2 are 20.100.x, 1 is 19.60.x, and 1 is 19.40.x (old drivers? V. 19.x is dated to when the PC shipped). When I uninstall bluetooth in Device Manager, with or without deleting files, only the 7 v. 22.x files are removed in DSE.
I am wondering if there is a way to fix this issue short of a Win reinstall. Any help would be appreciated.