Download and install Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver

BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device is a Bluetooth device. This Windows 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_21D3.

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 download link is for the driver version 12.0.1.550 released on 2015-04-10.
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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 accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Size of this driver: 4582267 bytes (4.37 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.3 stars out of 64588 votes.
This driver will work 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
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Installing the Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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

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