Driver for Broadcom Generic Bluetooth 2.1 USB Device - downloading and installing it

Generic Bluetooth 2.1 USB Device 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_0BA8&PID_4611; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Broadcom Generic Bluetooth 2.1 USB Device driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom Generic Bluetooth 2.1 USB Device driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.6.0.3900 released on 2010-02-24.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled 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 pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Size of this driver: 133745 bytes (130.61 KB)
Driver rating 5 stars out of 96595 votes.
This driver will work for 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 use DriverMax to install Broadcom Generic Bluetooth 2.1 USB Device driver

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 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 scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Broadcom Generic Bluetooth 2.1 USB Device driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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