Broadcom NB-290 how to download and install the driver

NB-290 is a Bluetooth hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Broadcom. USB/VID_0B05&Pid_178B is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Broadcom NB-290 driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Broadcom NB-290 driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 5.5.0.7019 released on 2010-03-09.
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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 running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. 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 PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
The file size of this driver is 11286 bytes (11.02 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 13749 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. Using DriverMax to install Broadcom NB-290 driver

The most important 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. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start 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 locate the Broadcom NB-290 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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