T420s Windows 8 Bluetooth Toggle

Hi there,
Just finished putting Windows 8 on my T420s
All seems well, Lenovo software support seems a bit on the lacking side.
Anyway - FN+F5 only toggles wifi and nothing else - Im guessing the pop up for that was with Access Connections.
How do we toggle all our adapters is this something Lenovo is working on or is there a workaround.
DangerMouse
Current Machines : T420s/W530/X1CT

Howdy,
Bring up Settings charm. At the bottom it says "Change PC Settings". That looks like the title of the settings above (to me) but it's a link. Click it. Then click "wireless" on the left.
Is there a bluetooth slider there?
Z.
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