Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

BCM2046 B1 USB 500 is a Bluetooth for Windows device. The developer of this driver was Broadcom. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/VID_0A5C&PID_2157.

1. Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 - install the driver manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver. The archive contains version 5.5.0.3205 dated 2008-08-03 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is running please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your computer 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 Broadcom.
Driver file size: 114289 bytes (111.61 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 5 stars by 68705 users.
This driver is 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver

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

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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