Bluetooth headset problems in Boot Camp

I FOUND OUT HOW TO FIX IT. (at least the stutter of sound on a paired Bluetooth device)

You go to Bluetooth settings in the control panel

(control panel>>Hardware and Sound>>Change Bluetooth settings)

of windows 10... then make sure the "Allow Bluetooth devices to find PC" box is turned off.

that's it. it worked for me. but if it didn't for you then you probably could mess around with the device drivers/properties itself of the sound hardware (headphones for me) and disable enhancements and stuff.

Remove magic mouse bluetooth device (if you have one) and the headset may then be recognized by bluetooth. For some reason the magic mouse blocks a headset from being seen by the MacBook running Bootcamp 2 and Windows 8.1

I found this when I did a quick search. Try one your self, you'll like it I assure you.🙂

Or look to the right of your first post and you'll see another menu with More Like This with a few other, well, more like this.

I can excactly reproduce your issue in my MBA mid2011. I think both have the same Bluetooth card: BCM20702. The acer drivers would work only if selecting the BCM2070 model (BT V3.0) but not with the actual BCM20702 embemed in our system. Generating a lot of issues... mainly i have noticed it with AD2P audio devices. Eurepean Apple support ***** I only lost my time (and money) calling them and talking with people that even doesn't have any idea what "driver" means, lol... I hope u have better luck trying to being eared by Apple in your country/region. The issue we are experiencing is highly probable due to serious flaws in the bootcamp drivers support for the new bluetooth cards BCM20702 v4.0 + HS.

Bootcamp Bluetooth Drivers

Bootcamp bluetooth drivers for windows 7 of the new BCM20702 card are faulty you will notice mainly if you try to pair a Bluetooth Audio Device and forums seeded reporting different issues.

Please help pushing some pressure on Apple to provide appropriate bluetooth drivers for the new bluetooth card: BCM20702 BT V4 + HS, built in Macbook Air MID2011, Mackbook Pro 2011, iMAC and mini. Broadcom drivers will not install properly either.

You may want to use the link above to let them now that the actual drivers makes virtually any audio bluetooth device UNUSABLE:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/bootcamp.html

Cheers,

Came here with the same issue. I have a Broadcom bluetooth chipset. I was able to download the bluetooth detection tool from broadcom and get my bluetooth device to work flawlessly.

http://www.broadcom.com/support/bluetooth/update.php

Headset: LG HBM-230

Macbook pro 13" Early 2010

Windows 7 x64

Mac OS X Lion

Good luck all.

--Dubious

Well I found a temporary workaround for this issue. The pros: most bluetooth deveices will connect smoothly, the cons: apple magic mouse will loose its "magic scrolling" (known issue with bluesoleil fix ongoing)

The workaround consists in installing bluesoleil V8.0xxx altough the suit doesnt recognize the BT in MBA 2011 by default you can force it. Here the steps:

• Ensure that the apple Bluetooth drivers ARE INSTALLED and working (should be the case after bootcamp installation). This should be the only stack installed if you tried broadcom or other uninstall them first.
• Install Bluesoleil v8.0
• Go to: C:\Program Files (x86)\IVT Corporation\BlueSoleil -> Find the “bttl.inf” file and open it with a text editor.
• Look at the third line: NUM=492. Add +1. Then should be NUM=493
• Locate in the text the following lines:

ID=USB\VID_05AC&PID_ffff

Manufacture=Apple

Add after the last [HWXXX] entry the VID-PID of the MBA’s 2011:

[HW493]

ID=USB\VID_05AC&PID_821F

Manufacture=APPLE DFU

• Save this file.
• Go to: C:\Program Files (x86)\IVT Corporation\BlueSoleil\driver\usb
• Find the text:

%Apple.DeviceDesc%=Btusb_DDI, USB\Vid_05ac&Pid_ffff

Add after this text:

%Apple.DeviceDesc%=Btusb_DDI, USB\VID_05AC&PID_821F

Now should look:

%Apple.DeviceDesc%=Btusb_DDI, USB\Vid_05ac&Pid_ffff

%Apple.DeviceDesc%=Btusb_DDI, USB\VID_05AC&PID_821F

Note this text should appear twice in the file and BOTH needs to be edited

• Save this text.
• Restart
• Go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Device Manager and look for the Apple Built-in Bluetooth Device
• Right Click > Update driver > use browse my computer > have a disk > point the edited btcusb.inf file.
• Let install the drivers. You will get a warning because is not a signed driver (you edited it).
• Enjoy a fully functional Bluetooth profile 🙂.

Is there any news on this?

The Broadcom installer does hang at detecting, the Acer drivers arent detecting compatible hardware and BlueSolei is paid crappy software.

It's a shame that this isnt working well, I got a new Logitech H800 and cant use it on a $2400 piece of hardware because of those crappy drivers in bootcamp.

Also the Logitech Unifying Receiver doesnt work because of the aluminium unibody... Sigh...

Check if your Mac has a Broadcom Bluetooth chipset. If yes, then goto below link & get the updater:

http://www.broadcom.com/support/bluetooth/update.php

Thank you dubious.intent ! Your answer should be marked as correct by OP!

It worked! And is so simple (should have been the 1st thing to do)

Thank you again!

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I have a Broadcom Bluetooth chipset and dubious.intent's solution worked for me... Thanks!

It looks like the broadcom installer detects your specific chipset & OS and automatically downloads and installs the correct driver.

I'm happily using by bluetooth headphones now!

I tried the Broadcom updater on my 2012 15" rMBP and it just sits there detecting bluetooth device.

So I still can't use my LG HBS-700 headset in Bootcamp Win7.

It's a shame since it works great in ML 10.8.4 on the same laptop and with my Asus PC at home running Win7 with the same Broadcom BT v4 chipset.