Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver download and installation

BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device is a Bluetooth hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Broadcom. USB/VID_0A5C&PID_21D6 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 12.0.1.410 released on 2015-03-25.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) 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. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup 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 updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Download size of the driver: 4997232 bytes (4.77 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.8 stars by 87301 users.
This driver is fully 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. Installing the Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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 using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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. Search the list until you find 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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