Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device is a Bluetooth device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Broadcom. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0A5C&PID_21D3; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 6.5.1.2501 released on 2012-03-03.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started 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 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. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 0 bytes (0 B)
Driver rating 3.2 stars out of 69459 votes.

2. Using DriverMax to install Broadcom BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver

The 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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0 HS USB Device driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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