Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver download and installation

BCM2046 B1 USB 500 is a Bluetooth for Windows hardware device. The developer of this driver was Broadcom. USB/VID_0A5C&PID_2157 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver - how to install it manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver installer file for the Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver. The archive contains version 5.5.0.5700 dated 2008-12-05 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started please 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 will guide you; it should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes restart your PC in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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Broadcom applied a digital signature to this driver.
Driver file size: 130038 bytes (126.99 KB)
Driver rating 4 stars out of 8235 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. Installing the Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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