Nintendo Wiimote not connecting

[NightWingMistHawk]

I'm trying to connect a Wiimote to my laptop (specs in my profile). However, my computer doesn't seem to recognize the Wiimote as a valid thing to pair. I've tried restarting my computer, to no avail. The wiimote seems to be an official Nintendo release, however I did get it off eBay so I'm not 100% sure on that front. I've tried connecting directly to Dolphin, also to no avail. Any ideas of things I can try?

[Kookies]

As long as the Wiimote has 'Nintendo' and 'RVL' on it, I'd say it's genuine. As for connecting the remote, be more specific. What exactly happens when you try to connect through Dolphin? Have you followed this guide: https://dolphin-emu.org/docs/guides/configuring-controllers/#Wii_Remote