#Broadcom 43142 driver windows 8 install#

The Bluetooth adapter basically allows users to exchange data between the system and connected devices, and itвЂ™s recommended that the wireless technology be used only over short distances. In addition to that, updating the deviceвЂ™s drivers and utilities version might also add support for newly developed features (or improve existing ones), and resolve various issues that the adapter has been encountering during its lifetime. Installing the adapterвЂ™s Bluetooth drivers and utilities will give your system the ability to easily pair with compatible products such as mobile phones, tablets, headsets, gaming controllers, and more. Browse to the folder where you extracted the driver and click Ok About USB Bluetooth Adapter Driver: If you already have the driver installed and want to update to a newer version got to 'Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer'Д§. Choose to select the location of the new driver manually and browse to the folder where you extracted the driverДҐ. Right click on the hardware device you wish to update and choose Update Driver SoftwareД¤. Go to Device Manager (right click on My Computer, choose Manage and then find Device Manager in the left panel), or right click on Start Menu for Windows 10 and select Device ManagerДЈ. In order to manually update your driver, follow the steps below (the next steps):ДЎ.

#Broadcom 43142 driver windows 8 install#

Take into consideration that is not recommended to install the driver on Operating Systems other than stated ones.

If the driver is already installed on your system, updating (overwrite-installing) may fix various issues, add new functions, or just upgrade to the available version. The package provides the installation files for Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter Driver version 12.0.1.880.