Full Bluetooth functionality in Bootcamp (audio, A2DP, FTP, OBEX)

Thanks for the post James.
I've tried exactly the same but under Windows 7 and it doesn't do anything...

Mac Mini 2012 -> downloaded the 4830TG W7 drivers for the Broadcom chipset (tried both regular Bluetooth and 4.0) -> Installation went like it should -> Bluetooth device still has a yellow exclamation mark next to it 😟
Has anyone succeeded in installing full Bluetooth functionality on a Mac Mini 2012 and Windows 7?

Ah OK, I understand now that you need to install this alongside the driver Apple supplies. That seems to work at first except it doesn't...
I can pair my headphones, it installs the drivers and all looks OK. In the Headphone properties I've checked the Headphone service and Audio Sink service but when I go to my sound settings, the Bluetooth Headphone stays greyed out (trying to connect won't work either.).
When I turn the headphone off and then on again it won't pair anymore at all.

For me with a rMBP 13, late 2013, option 3 from the opening post has not worked under Windows 7 x64. iFixit.com mentions after a teardown that it contains an Airport/Bluetooth Board with model number BCM94360CS (https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Parts/MacBook-Pro-13-Inch-and-15-Inch-Retina-Late-2 013-Mid-2014-Airport-Bluetooth-Board/IF1…)

It is very diappointing that even the latest Bootcamp Drivers, version 5.1.5640, do not allow for such basic Bluetooth functionality as adding a BT headset in Windows 7 x64. Upgrading to Win 8 is not desirable because I don't want the hassle of installing and configuring everything again, and I don't believe that upgrading an existing installation leads to a stable system. I always considered Apple great hardware to run Windows on, but this issue makes me look to the likes of Lenovo Thinkpads for a successor.

Has anyone found a working solution for Bluetooth on a late 2013 / mid 2014 MacBook Pro (13" or 15", these models share the same BT Board)?

I tried the 3rd solution (acer drivers) on my mid 2014 13" Macbook Pro and it works well. Finally i can pair my android phone. 😍

I created an account just to say thank you Marcelo! I can't believe how horrible bluetooth is in windows. C'on Apple, step up your bootcamp drivers game here.

Bought a brand new Microsoft Script Touch mouse to connect to my Macbook Pro running BootCamp 5.1 (Windows 7 Ultimate)

It worked well for a 2 weeks and then it just stopped working. Unable to pair the device with the notebook.

A quick check to see if the mouse runs on the MacOS and yes it works.

Back to Windows 7 Ultimate and I see 3 items out of sync in the Device Manager (Bluetooth Peripheral Device x3).

Downloaded Broadcomm's BT device detection software to run but it just hangs 1/4 of the way.

Loaded up MacOS and disabled the bluetooth function. Restarted in Windows 7 and paired the Microsoft Script Touch mouse without a blink.

It worked!

Not sure if anyone has just tried this before but I'm just posting it here hopefully it will help some of you. I have tried the 3rd method posted by OP and it didn't seems to work. What I did at the end was simply

1. Device Manager

2. Locate the unidentified Bluetooth hardware

3. Right click > Update driver software

4. Select browse my computer for driver software

5. Select let me pick from a list of device drivers

6. From here, I chose Broadcom > Bluetooth Module

7. Click next and ignore the warning

8. And all of the Bluetooth devices are connecting perfectly now!

Works on a Late 2012 iMac running Windows 10.

Hi there.

My story. MBA 13 Early 2014, win7. Firstly, I tried to set up bootcamp downloaded via BootCamp assistant in OSX 10.10. It has bluetooth driver v.6.0.xxx. The driver was set up, but win told that its digital signature is invalid and I can't use it. Ok, so I have downloaded the latest available bootcamp from apple site. It has 5.0.4.xxx version of driver that works without yellow triangles! Then I have installed Suite from the third link. Aaaand... my android phone and bluetooth audio system are connected! But that wasn't for long. Suddenly audio system disconnected, and it was hard to connect again, 1 time from 5. So I cleared all drivers and suits and set up them again. And win tells me that my audio system has invalid signature and couldn't be connected! My second bluetooth speaker connects to mac well, but when I push play button, it plays only 50% of time (music - silence - music - silence). But my android phone connects perfectly.

What cuold be a solution?

Thx in advance.

Finally, Toshiba 10.0.xx drivers works. But I had to add three lines to .inf file instead of two as was described (two standard sections).

But there is one bug: it connects properly after rebooting, but it plays silence after waking up, so I have to shut down every time.

Hi everyone,

I want to share my story how I fixed the bluetooth issues.

I have a Macbook Pro Retina 15 mid 2014. The default bluetooth drivers worked fine but I wanted to use my laptop as a handsfree device with my HTC One. So here are the steps I made in order to fix that.

Preparation: Make sure you have BootCamp5.1.5640 Bluetooth drivers installed (or the default drivers for you model).

1. Go to http://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/drivers

2. Search by product model: 4830TG

3. In the drivers list, download Atheros Bluetooth drivers for your OS. I am using Windows 8.1 so here is the direct link.

4. Extract the contents of the archive.

5. For me, the install file Bluetooth_Suite.exe didn't work, so I opened this file with 7z and extracted its contents.

6. Then I ran win7x64.exe, from the extracted files, and followed the installation steps.

7. After the installation finished I could pair my phone and see the handsfree connect option.

For some reason the SMS sending feature doesn't work, but maybe you will have different results on your device.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

I´ve chosen the third option and it worked perfectly on a Macbook Pro retina 15'' early 2013 running windows 7. Thanks!