How to connect a Wiimote to Windows 10?

[bf1]

Hi, I started using Dolphin for the first time yesterday. There seem to be a number of different instructions on how to pair a real Wiimote.

Yesterday I was able to successfully pair my Wiimote. I played a Wii game for a few hours, turned the computer off, then came back a few hours later, turned on the computer, opened dolphin 5, opened the Controller Settings window, held in the 1+2 buttons and a few seconds later it paired, and I was able to have a second gaming session.

This morning I've turned on the computer and dolphin won't pair. I read instructions which say you shouldn't pair with Windows, instead you should only pair by having the Controller Settings window open and pressing the 1+2 buttons simultaneously, and that should be enough. I tried pairing through Windows 10 using these instructions (http://www. shall not be named/connect-wiimote.html) and Windows detects the Wiimote just fine, but dolphin still doesn't if I open the Controller Settings screen.

I have lots of questions:

1. do I need to pair the Wiimote every time I turn on the computer?
   
2. should I pair using Windows and dolphin? or just dolphin?
   
3. if I have Continuous Scanning turned on, do I need to do anything other than press a random button on the Wiimote to activate it, so that dolphin then finds it?
   
4. do I need to have the Controller Settings window open to perform the pairing?
   
5. what's the simplest mechanism? I'm using the same Wiimote and the same computer, can dolphin just automatically detect it, so I load up dolphin, it connects my Wiimote, then I can start playing?
   

I'm using Windows 10 x64, the bluetooth adapter cam pre-installed so I guess it's just using the default MS stack, the latest dolphin 5.0, it all worked perfectly yesterday but doesn't today, and I'm using the same Wiimote and it's not a Plus model.

Here's my settings:


I've also noticed that if I pair using Windows and I have the Devices window open, when I hold down the 1+2 button and release, after 3 seconds the Wiimote appears in the windows with a clock icon on it, then the clock part disappears leaving the Wiimote, then the Wiimote disappears, then it appears again with the clock icon on in the bottom-left, then the clock disappears leaving the Wiimote, then a couple of seconds later the Wiimote disappears. On the actual Wiimote during the duration of all of this, the 4 leds are flashing at the bottom. When they stop flashing, the Wiimote disappears completely out of the display.

I've changed for a new set of batteries but this has made no difference.

Any help appreciated.

[bf1]

Here's my settings:


I've also noticed that if I pair using Windows and I have the Devices window open, when I hold down the 1+2 button and release, after 3 seconds the Wiimote appears in the windows with a clock icon on it, then the clock part disappears leaving the Wiimote, then the Wiimote disappears, then it appears again with the clock icon on in the bottom-left, then the clock disappears leaving the Wiimote, then a couple of seconds later the Wiimote disappears. On the actual Wiimote during the duration of all of this, the 4 leds are flashing at the bottom. When they stop flashing, the Wiimote disappears completely out of the display.

I've changed for a new set of batteries but this has made no difference.

[ExtremeDude2]

Have you tried the latest beta version?