Driver for Atheros Communications Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 - downloading and installing it

Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 is a Bluetooth hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications. USB/VID_0cf3&PID_3002 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Atheros Communications Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.3.0000.0135 dated 2011-10-08.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Download size of the driver: 135602 bytes (132.42 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 96637 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Atheros Communications Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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