Windows 11: Discovery of WIDI devices

Windows 11 has two Bluetooth modes. When you want to add a WIDI device, you will need to switch to “advanced” mode first. To get started first install the Korg BLE MIDI driver and power on the WIDI Device.

1. In Windows 11 open [Settings] (Win+I)
2. Click the [Bluetooth & devices] menu, and then click [View more devices] to enter the [Devices] setting page.
3. Change the “Default” in the [Bluetooth devices discovery] settings to “Advanced”.
4. Back to the top of the page, click the [Add device] button to open the [Add Bluetooth device] window.
5. Click the [Bluetooth] icon, select the WIDI product from the list of discovered Bluetooth devices, click the product name and confirm the connection.
6. Exit the setting page. At this time, you can see that the pairing has been successful, but it is in the [Not connected] state.
7. Open the music software, and select WIDI device as the MIDI input and output device on the MIDI setting page.
8. At this point, if you go back to the general Bluetooth settings page, you will see that the status of the WIDI device has changed to [Connected].

Note: Windows 11 has a known problem with non-standard Bluetooth devices such as WIDI devices. Once you make the first connection, it will always automatically connect to your WIDI device.

This is perfect if this is what you want. If you want to use your WIDI device in a different setup, such as connecting to another WIDI device, you have to disconnect from the menu above, remove your WIDI device from the device list, and restart your computer completely

Just deleting is not enough. A complete reboot is required.