Media Play-Pause button is pressed (it also lets you do this for the After installation, AutoHotkey will own theĪHK file type, supporting the solution discussed in the remainder of this article.ĪutoHotkey allows you to send specified keystrokes when the A more comprehensive explanation is to read my EE article,ĪutoHotkey - Getting Started. The quick explanation for installing AutoHotkey is toĭownload button. The method presented in this article requiresĪutoHotkey, an excellent (free!) programming/scripting language. Please post your results here when you try it with your headset – it will be good to know which Bluetooth headsets do or do not work with this technique. Play-Pause button, the solution in this article has a good chance of working.

Kinivo (model BTH220) with similar controls (excellent headset – I own this one, too): The solution presented in this article should work on many Bluetooth headsets. Fortunately, there's a way to do this easily – and with free software.

The better solution is toĬonfigure the MFB to answer a call. I could try to remember to enable/disable Skype's automatic answer feature depending on my whereabouts, but that is likely to be error-prone – and a nuisance to boot. Second, I may not be at the computerĪnd may not have the headset on, in which case I don't want Skype to answer the call. In those cases, I may not always want to answer a call – especially when I see CallerID. First, most of the time IĪm at my computer. One possible solution is to configure Skype to answer incoming calls automatically, but I don't like this idea, for two reasons. Multi-Function Button (MFB), so that I don't have to be sitting at the computer when a call comes in. However, I also want to be able to answer a Skype call with its One of my goals is to use it as the microphone and speakers for

The control buttons on it look like this: I recently purchased a Bluetooth headset called the

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