Broadcom Broadcom 2046 Bluetooth 2.1 USB Dongle - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Broadcom 2046 Bluetooth 2.1 USB Dongle is a Bluetooth for Windows hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Broadcom. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0A5C&PID_2151.

1. Install Broadcom Broadcom 2046 Bluetooth 2.1 USB Dongle driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom Broadcom 2046 Bluetooth 2.1 USB Dongle driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.5.0.7500 dated 2009-06-16.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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 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 PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
File size of the driver: 111751 bytes (109.13 KB)
Driver rating 4.3 stars out of 33324 votes.
This driver is compatible with 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. Installing the Broadcom Broadcom 2046 Bluetooth 2.1 USB Dongle 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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

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 driver updates. Search the list until you find the Broadcom Broadcom 2046 Bluetooth 2.1 USB Dongle driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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