Driver for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter - downloading and installing it

Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter 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_312D&MI_02; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.0.0001.0338 released on 2014-12-25.
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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 enabled 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 pretty 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 PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 3.7 stars out of 48442 votes.

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter driver

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, not just this one. How 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 scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you find the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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