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 Windows version of this driver was developed by Broadcom. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0A5C&PID_21D6; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver. The archive contains version 6.5.1.2501 dated 2012-03-03 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled please 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 will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your PC in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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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 setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

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 available driver updates. Search the list 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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