Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device is a Bluetooth hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Broadcom. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0A5C&PID_21D3; 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 download link is for the driver version 6.5.1.5700 dated 2014-06-19.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

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

The 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 with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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