Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth 4.0 how to download and install the driver

Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth 4.0 is a Bluetooth hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_13D3&PID_3472; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. You can download from the link below the driver installer file for the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth 4.0 driver. The archive contains version 8.0.1.243 dated 2013-07-31 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled please confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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This driver was not digitally signed.

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2. Installing the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth 4.0 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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. Scroll the list down until you find the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth 4.0 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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