Broadcom Broadcom Bluetooth 4.0 USB driver download and installation

Broadcom Bluetooth 4.0 USB is a Bluetooth device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Broadcom. USB/VID_0489&PID_E042 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Broadcom Broadcom Bluetooth 4.0 USB - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Broadcom Broadcom Bluetooth 4.0 USB driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 12.0.1.650 dated 2015-06-23.
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3. Start 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 analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 4743701 bytes (4.52 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 3 stars out of 98658 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
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Broadcom Broadcom Bluetooth 4.0 USB 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 with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start 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 driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Broadcom Broadcom Bluetooth 4.0 USB driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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