If the Bluetooth icon is missing on the Quick Settings panel on your Windows 11 computer, then you can add it by editing these settings.

The first question, of course, is does your portable system have Bluetooth support? One simple way to answer that, if you are running Linux, is to look for a Bluetooth icon on the Panel (taskbar).

Long press the Bluetooth icon to expand the connections window. (Don’t tap, as this toggles Bluetooth on and off.) Long press the Bluetooth icon again.

The same is happening for the Bluetooth icon in Android P. On P, you can leave your Bluetooth turned on without it causing an icon to show permanently in the status bar.