windows 7 pro + sager np8255 + bluetooth not working

Hi,
I bought my sager np8255-s from Xotic PC in August 2013. I just realized that I've never been able to get bluetooth to work. I know this sounds so stupid but I don't often try to use my bluetooth headphones with it and honestly just never worried about it (I'd just plug in a set of wired headphones while out). I'm running Windows 7 professional.

Recently I wanted to try and stream music from my laptop to my stereo. First I tried Chromecast Audio and it sucked and didn't do what I wanted it to do so I figured I'd try a bluetooth receiver. I bought a little receiver unit that had good reviews on Amazon (this one) and figured what the hell. Well I got the thing and tested it (it works just fine from my Samsung S6) but for the life of me I can't get it to work on my laptop. And then I had the epiphany that I've never had anything connected via bluetooth to the laptop. Doh!

I did some googling and installed Realtek drivers but they haven't helped (from here). I feel really silly about the whole thing but now that I realized I have a problem I want to fix it. I went to my device manager (pictured) and everything looks fine from there. I also tried to update the driver from the device manager box (by right clicking on the 2 bluetooth radio devices) and found no new updates.

I'd appreciate any advice or help on this matter.

Thanks!
Dawn

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windows 7 pro + sager np8255 + bluetooth not working