Broadcom Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter is a Bluetooth hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Broadcom. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/VID_0A5C&PID_21DC.

1. Broadcom Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Broadcom Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 12.0.1.650 released on 2015-06-23.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through 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 new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 4743701 bytes (4.52 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 3.4 stars out of 96803 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits

2. Installing the Broadcom Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Broadcom Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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