Disabling the Internal Bluetooth
Disabling the Internal Bluetooth:
Step 1: Identify the Bluetooth Device ID
Open the terminal.
Enter the following command to list your USB devices:
You will see a list of connected devices similar to the example below (your list will differ)

Step 2: Create a Udev Rule to Disable the Internal Bluetooth Device
Create a new file named
81-bluetooth-hci.rules
in the/etc/udev/rules.d
directory by running the following command in the terminal:
Add the following content to the file, replacing
0a5c
and4500
with the vendor ID and product ID of your internal Bluetooth device:
Make sure to save the file by pressing Ctrl+X
, then Y
, and Enter
.
Step 3: Reboot the Computer
Restart your computer to apply the changes.
After rebooting, the internal Bluetooth device should be disabled.
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