WAP4 - Enabling BTExplorer (Stonestreet One Bluetooth Stack)

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How to enable BTExplorer on a Workabout Pro 4 (WAP4) CE6.0 or WEH6.5?

Applies To

Workabout Pro 4 (WAP4)

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Beginning with WAP4 OS image version 2.3, support for Stonestreet One Bluetooth stack called BTExplorer was added. 

By default Microsoft Bluetooth stack is enabled and BTExplorer is disabled.

How to enable BTExplorer:

For Windows CE (CE) and Windows Embedded Handheld (WEH), using TweakIT Settings> Registry Editor:

1. Set HKLM\Software\SymbolBluetooth\SSStack=1
2. Warm reset

How to disable BTExplorer:

For CE

1. Set HKLM\Software\SymbolBluetooth\SSStack=0
2. Warm reset

For WEH

1. Set HKLM\Software\SymbolBluetooth\SSStack=0
2. Set HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\HWStatus=3
3. Warm reset

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For CE

For WEH