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

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

1. Install Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 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 5.5.0.7600 dated 2009-07-08 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 Service (UAC) is enabled please confirm the installation 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 quite easy to follow. The driver setup 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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This driver is digitally signed by Broadcom.
The file size of this driver is 129938 bytes (126.89 KB)
Driver rating 4.5 stars out of 88120 votes.
This driver will work for 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. How to use DriverMax to install Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver

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, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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