Windows Bluetooth Device Force Removal Tool

Force-BluetoothCleanup.ps1

# Bluetooth Device Removal Tool

Get-PnpDevice -Class Bluetooth

function Prompt-Choice {
    param ($Message, $Choices)
    $choice = $null
    while (-not $Choices -contains $choice) {
        $choice = Read-Host "$Message [$($Choices -join '/')]"
    }
    return $choice
}

Write-Host "Bluetooth Device Removal Tool" -ForegroundColor Cyan
$keyword = Read-Host "Enter device search keyword (e.g., Xbox, JBL)"
if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($keyword)) { $keyword = "Xbox" }
$keyword = "*$keyword*"

# Scan for matching devices
$devices = Get-PnpDevice -Class Bluetooth | Where-Object { $_.FriendlyName -like $keyword }

if (!$devices) {
    Write-Host "No devices found matching '$keyword'." -ForegroundColor Yellow
    exit
}

# Display found devices
Write-Host "`nFound $($devices.Count) device(s):"
$i = 0
$devices | ForEach-Object {
    Write-Host "$i. $($_.FriendlyName) - $($_.InstanceId)"
    $i++
}

# Ensure we wait for the user's choice
$selectedDevices = @()
$choice = ""
while ($choice -notin @("all", "select", "exit")) {
    $choice = Read-Host "`nDo you want to remove all, select specific devices, or exit? [all/select/exit]"
}

# Replace switch with simple if to ensure global scope works
if ($choice -eq "all") {
    $selectedDevices = $devices
}
elseif ($choice -eq "select") {
    $indexes = Read-Host "Enter comma-separated indexes to remove (e.g. 0,2,3)"
    $indexes = $indexes -split "," | ForEach-Object { $_.Trim() } | Where-Object { $_ -match '^\d+$' }
    foreach ($index in $indexes) {
        if ($index -lt $devices.Count) {
            $selectedDevices += $devices[$index]
        }
    }
}
else {
    Write-Host "Exiting..."
    exit
}

if ($selectedDevices.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Host "No valid devices selected. Exiting." -ForegroundColor Yellow
    exit
}

# Confirm removal
Write-Host "`nSelected devices to remove:"
$selectedDevices | ForEach-Object { Write-Host "- $($_.FriendlyName)" }

# Remove devices
foreach ($device in $selectedDevices) {
    Write-Host "`nRemoving $($device.FriendlyName)..."
    pnputil /remove-device "$($device.InstanceId)"
}

Write-Host "`nDone. Some removals may require a reboot to fully complete." -ForegroundColor Green