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

Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 is a Bluetooth hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/Vid_0489&Pid_E02C.

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 7.4.0000.0070 dated 2011-06-11.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. 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.
The file size of this driver is 265963 bytes (259.73 KB)
Driver rating 4 stars out of 56497 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 driver

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

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. Scroll the list down until you locate the Atheros Communications Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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