Driver for Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device - downloading and installing it

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 driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 12.0.1.653 dated 2015-06-30.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started 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 installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation 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, it is as simple as that.
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This driver was not digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 4775880 bytes (4.55 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4 stars by 97015 users.
This driver was released for 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

2. Using DriverMax to install Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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