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. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0A5C&PID_2157.

1. Manually install Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.6.0.8800 released on 2013-02-12.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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 setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 3.9 stars out of 93317 votes.

2. Using DriverMax to install Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver

The most important 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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