Broadcom Broadcom Bluetooth 3.0 USB driver download and installation

Broadcom Bluetooth 3.0 USB is a Bluetooth hardware device. This driver was developed by Broadcom. USB/VID_05AC&PID_8218 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Broadcom Broadcom Bluetooth 3.0 USB driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Broadcom Broadcom Bluetooth 3.0 USB driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 12.0.0.8047 released on 2013-10-18.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running 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 quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and 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 Broadcom.
Driver file size: 1861727 bytes (1.78 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4 stars out of 92202 votes.
This driver will work 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. Using DriverMax to install Broadcom Broadcom Bluetooth 3.0 USB driver

The most important 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 with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open 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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Broadcom Broadcom Bluetooth 3.0 USB driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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