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Where can I find Windows 10 Bluetooth drivers for my mid-2011 Macbook Pro?

I have installed the Windows 10 Technical Preview on my mid-2011 MacBook Pro 13-inch. I had been running Windows 7 with no problems. The installation had been done using Apple's BootCamp software. The problem is that, in Windows 10 Device Manager, my Bluetooth USB Host Controller (found in "Other Devices") shows that no drivers are installed. Worse yet, when I click on Properties for the device, I get:

The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)

There are no compatible drivers for this device.

To find a driver for this device, click Update Driver.

And, of course, no bluetooth radios show up in the Device Manager. Note that all of this was working perfectly in Windows 7.

Does anyone have any ideas?

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), Windows 10 Technical Preview

Posted on Feb 3, 2015 5:50 AM

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ridhoyp

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Posted on Aug 9, 2015 2:54 AM

1) Download from http://kb.parallels.com/Attachments/kcs-6577/AppleBluetoothBroadcomInstaller64.e xe

2) Extract the AppleBluetoothBroadcomInstaller64.exe with 7zip or anything else

3) Go to Device manager find the bluetooth device problem :

4) Update Driver Software > Browser my computer for driver software > let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer > Have Disk > Browse the extracted folder > OK > Next > Close

5) Its should worked again.

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Jul 30, 2015 12:30 AM in response to toybox

This helped me get my Bluetooth working on my MacBook, thanks!

Aug 4, 2015 2:33 AM in response to toybox

Exactly what toybox said. Worked great. (Step 0.5 for the completely clueless like me, boot up in OS X, go into the Utilities folder, and find Boot Camp Assistant there; then continue to step 1)

texbid

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Aug 11, 2015 1:47 AM in response to ridhoyp

worked a dream. thanks.

user1724

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Aug 11, 2015 5:45 AM in response to ridhoyp

That driver loaded fine, but did not work with my Late 2013 MB Pro. Device Manager still said no-go.

Aug 14, 2015 7:33 AM in response to ridhoyp

great..it worked.. thanks alot

Aug 14, 2015 9:37 AM in response to texbid

Which Solution worked for you please?

Oct 24, 2015 8:42 AM in response to scottt732

Thank you! This worked for my Mid-2015 Macbook Pro Retina

Nov 4, 2015 10:50 PM in response to ridhoyp

Thanks ridhyp! This worked on my early 2011 17" Pro. Now i just need to get the brightness adjustment working...

Guniyaz

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Dec 28, 2015 11:07 AM in response to buthainaab12

@buthainaab12

Thanks for the link to the drivers.

It worked for me like a charm..big up.🙂

Jan 3, 2016 9:40 AM in response to ridhoyp

You're the best! This helped me solve my Bluetooth issue! I was unable to see the Bluetooth option under devices in settings, but after following your steps, it all works perfectly!!!!

Pchild

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Feb 2, 2016 5:14 PM in response to Nuclear Power

To anyone in the future that's reading this.

The brightness controls not working is probably graphics driver related. The default driver that windows 10 finds won't work with the brightness controls. For me, volume, keyboard lights, ect... were all working except for brightness. I installed Nvidia's Geforce Experience and updated to the 1/27/16 driver (latest at the time of this post) and the brightness controls were working again.

If the screen's brightness isn't going as bright as you think it should, check power options, for auto brightness feature, and disable it. It was keeping my screen brightness at 50% ish even when I had it up all the way. (Room was semi dark).

May 12, 2016 5:09 PM in response to wariovonflutenhausen

This is because the driver was replaced by a more generic one. Download the correct driver here: http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/bootcamp

It should restore brightness control