Option Three: Reinstall Bluetooth Driver Manually
Right click the Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth driver you have and choose Uninstall.ĥ) When prompted with the following notification, tick the box for Delete the driver software for this device and then hit OK to continue.Ħ) When the uninstall finishes, restart your computer.ħ) Now, go to the folder where you store the setup file of the Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth driver, double the setup file and run the installation as instructed.Ĩ) When the install finishes, reboot your computer for the change to take effect. Then try install the driver in compatibility mode.ģ) Now press Windows key and X at the same time and choose Device Manager.Ĥ) Then locate and expand category Bluetooth. Note: If your PC is rather old and there is no such Bluetooth driver that you can find for Windows 10, it is suggested that you give the latest version of driver that you can find a try, be it Windows 8.1, Windows 8, or Windows 7. Then hit the Global button to get it downloaded. Scroll down a little to choose Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth driver under Bluetooth category.
(The name of the section could be different on different manufacturers’ websites.) You will be asked to select what operating system that you are using (we are going Windows 10 64-bit), and then a list of device drivers will be shown. Then locate the support page of your PC by entering the model of your product.Ģ) Then go to drivers section. So, it is highly suggested that you download drivers from the manufacturer website.ġ) Go to the support website of the manufacture of your PC. But there is no guarantee that the driver found and downloaded is compatible with your PC or that it is trust-worthy. For example, you can type the model name of your Qualcomm Atheros in the search box on Google and find the driver.
Note: You can of course download the Bluetooth driver in some other way.
Option Two: Update Bluetooth Driver Manually If you don’t see such an update, don’t freak out, just go to Microsoft and get in downloaded and installed, and you will be fine. It should be a rather old update, so it might cost you some time to locate. Scroll down to see if you can find the KB3061161. So you can follow the path: Start button > Settings > Update & security. KB3061161 is auto updated via Windows Update. So to fix this problem, it is suggested that you update one of Windows update package, KB3061161, to help fix your Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth driver error. On Windows 10 forum, one of the technicians said that this problem is with Windows 10. Option Four: Update Bluetooth Driver Automatically (Recommended) Option Three: Reinstall Bluetooth Driver Manually Option Two: Update Bluetooth Driver Manually
Option One: Install Update for Windows 10 Insider Preview (KB3061161) Just follow the instructions below to get it done!
Just relax, this is a very easy problem to solve. When Bluetooth driver is sloppy, your Bluetooth devices, wireless mouse, wireless keyboard, wireless headphone, are not working properly.
Worked like a charm with all my odd end BT devices as soon as it came up.Windows 10 users have reported to have problems with their Atheros Bluetooth driver on and off for months since the upgrade. Ok and close out of everything and reboot Select the "Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4 Bluetooth 4.0" driver Bluetooth 4.0 / +HS" and right click to update driverĬhoose browse computer, Let me pick from a listīrowse to the Bluetooth installed folder (mine was c:\program files (x86)\bluetooth suite) go to Driver folder (not drivers) and click OK Install Atheros BT-8.0.1.305/314 or 318 (I used 318) using Windows 8 Compatibility mode and Run as AdministratorĪfter reboot, go to Device Manager, find "Qualcomm Atheros AR3012. Uninstall current stack of whatever version. If you have an MSI, ASUS or other laptop that uses AR3012 Bluetooth module, just upgraded to Windows 10 and you can't get it to work even using compatibility mode follow these steps, it worked for me: It may not be sysadmin'ish but it took more effort than I think the average person would care to deal with. I wasn't sure where to post this for other people to find and I really only post to Reddit. Ok, so I've been working with this BT/Windows 10 deal off and on for about 3 months.