Download and install Atheros Communications Bluetooth USB Adapter driver

Bluetooth USB Adapter is a Bluetooth hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_04ca&PID_3001.

1. Atheros Communications Bluetooth USB Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Bluetooth USB Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 7.4.0000.0098 released on 2011-09-27.
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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 started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through 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. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Atheros Communications.
Size of this driver: 277103 bytes (270.61 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4 stars by 42820 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Bluetooth USB Adapter driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Bluetooth USB Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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