Failure to pair iPhone again

Hi,
I have a problem where my iPhone was once paired with my laptop. At some point the pairing got deleted or something happened and no I can not pair again.
I can not re-pair the iPhone despite numerous attempts to do so.
I think the iPhone perhaps still remembers my old PIN despite my trying to use a new one. Of course I no longer remember what that PIN was so I'm stuck in a bad situation. Also if I change the bluetooth name of my laptop, the iPhone does not reflect this change when the PIN entry screen appears further making me think that the iPhone still remembers something that it shouldn't.
Short of formatting the iPhone, does anyone have any tips or solutions?
Thanks in advance.
P.S. Pairing with other devices works.

In case you're trying to pair your iPhone in order to share your cellular connection, you should refer to "tethering". If tethering is your problem, you should try to reset iPhone's Network Settings through its preferences. Keep in mind that doing so will also force the iPhone to forget any WiFi passwords you've entered.

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