Atheros Communications Bluetooth USB Adapter driver download and installation

Bluetooth USB Adapter is a Bluetooth hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications. USB/Vid_04F2&Pid_AFF3 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Atheros Communications Bluetooth USB Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Bluetooth USB Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.4.0000.0170 dated 2012-11-27.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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 installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Driver file size: 296382 bytes (289.44 KB)
Driver rating 4.8 stars out of 51516 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. How to install Atheros Communications Bluetooth USB Adapter driver using DriverMax

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

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~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. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Bluetooth USB Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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