Bluetooth Connection Issues With Dell Wireless Headsets

Summary: Intermittent problems with establishing or maintaining Bluetooth connections may occur with affected Dell wireless headsets.

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Symptoms

Affected Dell wireless headsets may not correctly appear in Microsoft Teams as an available microphone device. The microphone device may not appear at all, or the speaker device may appear twice, as both a Dell WLx024 Headset Hands-Free and Dell WLx024 Headset.

Example of speaker device showing twice in Windows

Affected Headsets:

  • Dell Pro Premium Wireless ANC Headset WL7024
  • Dell Pro Plus Wireless ANC Headset WL5024
  • Dell Pro Wireless Headset WL3024

Cause

A Windows drivers pointer issue causes this error.

Resolution

If experiencing Bluetooth connectivity issues with an affected Dell wireless headset, try the following steps:

  1. Update the headset to the latest firmware using the dongle using Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM) or the standalone installer from Dell Support.
  2. Ensure that the computer is up to date with the latest BIOS and Bluetooth device firmware. If using a Dell computer, reference:
  3. Clear the Microsoft Teams application cache.
    1. Quit Microsoft Teams.
    2. Right-click the Start button and then click Run.
    3. Type %appdata%\Microsoft\Teams and then click Run.
    4. Delete all files and folders in the directory.
    5. Start Microsoft Teams.
      Note: For more details, see Clear the Teams client cacheThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies..
  4. Restart the computer if the hibernate function is typically used.

If the problem persists, then restart the headset when the issue occurs.

Affected Products

Dell Pro Wireless Headset WL3024, Dell Pro Plus Wireless ANC Headset WL5024, Dell Pro Premium Wireless ANC Headset WL7024
Article Properties
Article Number: 000296542
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 13 Nov 2025
Version:  6
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