Some computer users have been experiencing massive problems in the past when trying to connect their Bluetooth devices to the Windows operating system. One common problem is driver related. It happens that the driver of the Bluetooth adapter is not able to recognize the Bluetooth device that the user wants to connect to the computer system resulting in a lot of frustration.
A common workaround for this problem was to fall back to the generic Microsoft Bluetooth driver instead of the driver that was supplied by the manufacturer of the Bluetooth adapter. This required changing one system file of the Windows operating system and was therefor something that some users did only execute reluctantly.
Bluetooth Driver Installer is a software that will perform the operation for the user. The software will patch the file bth.inf in the Windows\inf\ directory and install that driver afterwards. This is a lot easier than doing it manually.
How to use
1. Uninstall your existing bluetooth stack (driver software that came with the bluetooth adapter).
2. Reboot your computer and click “Cancel” when Windows asks for the driver.
3. Run BluetoothDriverInstaller.exe and follow instructions of the wizard.
A system restore point is created for security and recovery reasons before the operating is performed Bluetooth Driver Installer is a free software program that is compatible with most versions of the Microsoft operating system. It can be downloaded from the developer’s website.
Update: Bluetooth Driver Installer has been updated several times since we reviewed it for the first time here on Ghacks. The developers have improved the algorithm of detecting unconfigured Bluetooth hardware, more detailed error and diagnostic messages, and more recently a native 64-bit version for 64-bit versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
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