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_21DC.

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 link below. This download link is for the driver version 6.5.1.5400 dated 2014-03-21.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (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 setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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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 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 click on the yellow button named ~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 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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