Broadcom HP Bluetooth module - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

HP Bluetooth module is a Bluetooth device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Broadcom. USB/VID_0A5C&PID_217D is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Broadcom HP Bluetooth module driver

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom HP Bluetooth module driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 12.0.0.0010 released on 2012-02-02.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled 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 updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Broadcom.
File size of the driver: 3072055 bytes (2.93 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 26834 votes.
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. Using DriverMax to install Broadcom HP Bluetooth module driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Broadcom HP Bluetooth module driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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