Download and install Qualcomm Atheros Communications General Bluetooth Device driver

General Bluetooth Device is a Bluetooth hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0CF3&PID_E021; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Qualcomm Atheros Communications General Bluetooth Device driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications General Bluetooth Device driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 8.0.0001.0368 released on 2016-11-17.
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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 confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 281660 bytes (275.06 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.1 stars by 38922 users.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• 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. Installing the Qualcomm Atheros Communications General Bluetooth Device driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important 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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open 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. Search the list until you find the Qualcomm Atheros Communications General Bluetooth Device driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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