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. The hardware id of this driver is USB/Vid_0A5C&Pid_E028.

1. Install Atheros Communications Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 7.4.0000.0170 dated 2012-11-27.
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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 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. Restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
The file size of this driver is 253642 bytes (247.70 KB)
Driver rating 4.8 stars out of 43774 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. Installing the Atheros Communications Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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

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