Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device how to download and install the driver

BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device is a Bluetooth hardware device. The developer of this driver was Broadcom. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0A5C&PID_2167; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 12.0.1.410 released on 2015-03-25.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Broadcom.
The file size of this driver is 4997232 bytes (4.77 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.8 stars out of 87362 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver

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, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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