Bluetooth Refresh invokes the Windows inbox command:

%SystemRoot%\System32\pnputil.exe /scan-devices

This asks Windows to rescan Plug and Play hardware. Windows may then notice a Bluetooth adapter or device-state change. The app also opens the official ms-settings:bluetooth Settings page when asked.

• It does not disable or enable devices.
• It does not restart Bluetooth services.
• It does not install, remove, or update drivers.
• It does not delete pairings.
• It does not create a service, scheduled task, startup entry, or other persistence.
• It does not collect telemetry or make network requests.
• It does not store credentials or personal information.

The main app uses the Windows asInvoker execution level. It first runs the rescan without elevation. Only if Windows returns an elevation-required or access-denied result does the app offer the standard one-time UAC prompt for a short-lived copy of itself that performs the same rescan and exits.

From PowerShell in the extracted folder:

Get-FileHash .\BluetoothRefresh.exe -Algorithm SHA256
Get-Content .\SHA256SUMS.txt

The values must match.

Please email michaelshawnhurst@gmail.com with:

• the affected version;
• Windows version and architecture;
• clear reproduction steps;
• expected and observed behavior; and
• any proof of concept that does not contain private data.

Please do not publish credentials, private device identifiers, or other people's data in an issue.