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. USB/VID_13D3&PID_3517 is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth 4.0 driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 4.0.0.648 released on 2016-02-18.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (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. 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 fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver was not digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 596890 bytes (582.90 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.8 stars out of 23710 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. How to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth 4.0 driver using DriverMax

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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start 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 PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth 4.0 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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