Download and install Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 driver

Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 is a Bluetooth device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications. USB/Vid_05AC&Pid_8282 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 driver manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver installer file for the Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 driver. The archive contains version 7.3.0000.0095 released on 2011-03-25 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Download size of the driver: 133978 bytes (130.84 KB)
Driver rating 5 stars out of 87612 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with 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 AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 driver

The 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 with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 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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