Bluetooth Driver For Windows 10 Dell
Hermelindo Sauceda
XPS 1645 370 BT Driver Win 10. > I had the same issue and what I found was that I needed to go into Add/Remove programs and Uninstall the Broadcom driver software from Windows 7. Once I did that I then used the Broadcom drivers for Windows 10 provided by Lenovo (which is the same as Broadcoms but the installer works). The Lenovo version of the Broadcom driver can be found at the link below.( if link gets broke just search for Lenovo Broadcom Bluetooth Windows 10). Another issue that needs resolved is garbled audio via BT and that can be resolved by downloading Realtek's Windows 10 HD audio codec. I hope this information is helpful to anyone who has faced the same issue. I know personally I spent numerous hours with both Dell and Microsoft trying hopelessly to get this resolved. Thankfully I just gave in and plugged away at my own research and managed to get the issue resolved. It took me about 3 hours of research and only 5 minutes to actually get it going (including restart and device pairing). So glad I got this resolved... good luck.
I wonder if a reboot with the bluetooth device disabled in BIOS, then make sure everything related to bluetooth is truly gone, and then reboot with the device re-enabled through BIOS might get you past WIndows trying to be "helpful" and automatically re-installing something before you wanted it to? And then do the install you want to do. Just a guess. Good luck.
Visit the Realtek website and download the correct codec for your Windows 10 install (32bit or 64bit). Here is the link below if for some reason the link gets stripped out by a moderator just Google Realtek, choose downloads from the top and on the right hand column you will see a link for codecs.
Download the Realtek HD codec as well as the driver if you are still having garbled sound out of your headset. Be sure also to download the version corresponding to your Windows Install. ( if your windows is 32 bit or 64 bit ) if you install the wrong one it will not help you. Hope this is helpful.
Since I've lived through this frustrating nightmare I thought I'd put this in the forum so others might not have as difficult a time. This is in reference to: Finding, downloading and installing a Windows 7 compatible bluetooth (Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Minicard) driver on a Dell Studio 1737 laptop. I bought my 1737 with 64-bit Vista on it, which worked fine, with a coupon for an upgrade to 64-bit Windows 7 when it was available. Here's the thing, the Windows 7 upgrade disks DO NOT include a driver for the bluetooth and no Windows 7 bluetooth drivers are listed on the Dell driver download site. The Vista drivers do not work under 7. After much searching and messing around I finally found this:
Oh... it also looks like more than one Bluetooth chipset is used in the 1737's so this fix doesn't work on all of them... just the ones with the Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Minicard. From what I've seen there are versions of the 1737 with a Broadcom card included... unless the one I have is simply a re-branded Broadcom.
All I can say is that I put in too much work to get things to ,work on my Dell laptop. Then the BIOS crashed when trying to 'update' it through a message from Dell, even after reading on the Dell homepage that they would replace/repair the BIOS one time for any of their computers. I ended up spending so much time arguing with Dell support and then them refusing to call me back day after day like they said they would. All I got was they would no longer support my Dell, several emails telling me they couldn't contact me on the phone during the two hours a day they said they would call when I sat there for longer than that time period with the phone in my hand. Dell has completely lost my faith in the products AND their support (lack of). I read so many other comments about Dell's failure to do anything to support their customers, such as I who have purchased at least 6 Dell laptops over time. I took it in to get it fixed at an independent repair facility and they were honest, unlike Dell, in that it would be cheaper to buy a new computer than to get this worthless Dell fixed. I took them at their word, they removed the hard drive and downloaded all the files to portable memory sticks for me, then gave me the whole mess back so that I could take it home and beat the out of it with a hammer. Then I went and bought a new HP Pavilion that works so well it makes me wonder why I ever bought a Dell in the first place. I can tell you this, I will NEVER spend another dollar on a Dell product. It made me feel good to prevent another person from having to go through what I went through with Dell. So twice now I have been happy about not only me not spending money on Dell, but also in this case another person. In my eyes, Dell has completely failed as a quality product, and a huge failure in a support site that does absolutely nothing but tell you they tried to contact you when they really didn't. So not only did they fail to help me with my/their problems, they appear to also have lied to me for their lack of return calls and support. I'm happy now, my HP works great and has all the features, INCLUDING Bluetooth. It's great to have a computer that also provides what a consumer wants and needs.
It seems a bit extreme. The Studio 1737 works flawlessly with Windows 7 64 Bit. If you had spent time posting on the forums before taking it to the computer repair shop and destroying it we could have helped you out opposed to just posting to complain about phone support. Unofficial support on the forums is often better than official support especially for older models. I have compiled a complete Windows 7 64 Bit driver set here for example:
Wrong again. I am focusing on the topic. You are the troll just making negative comments when someone posts something that hurts your feelings. Do you understand the difference? I don't think you do. If you're not trolling why keep addressing me with something that has nothing to do with this forum topic? No friends to talk to?
I went to the Dell Drivers and Downloads site in order to get a driver for my bluetooth. The driver I found was C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R140135, I checked the compatibility and it is supposed to be compatible with my system and Windows Vista 32 bit. However, whenever I try to install it, a window pops up instructing me to push Fn+F2 or the Radio on/off switch. Fn+F2 does not work and there is no radio switch. I tried to start over from the beginning, now it's telling my I need Windows Vista to install this driver ... I am using Windows Vista. I checked the Device Manager ... no exlamation points or question marks. Does anyone know what's going on???
The Bluetooth for my audio devices is not working on my Dell desktop running win 10. The Bluetooth on/off switch is missing and the Qualcomm driver is not up-to-date. The version on the my system is 10.0.0.916, but the newer version on dell.com is 12.0.0.916. I cannot get the driver to update. Thanks for any help.
I'm having the same issue as you do: the Bluetooth on/off switch is missing, so I updated the driver with the installer downloaded from Dell Support site hoping to solve my problem. It did not work. I hope somebody else help us here, otherwise I'm going to ask my IT team to open a case.
Me too. Disappeared after Windows 10 update. Spent an hour on the phone with Dell support and no solution yet. It's as if it doesn't exist. Downloaded the most recent driver 12.0.0.953_A39_02, but still doesn't work. Interestingly, if you right click - "Troubleshoot compatibility" it comes back with "Windows compatibility mode: Windows 8"
Did you ever find a solution to this? I'm having the same problem - bluetooth "disappeared" after the Windows 10 upgrade. It's as if it doesn't see the Dell's driver and acts like there is no bluetooth installed. I've spent at least an hour and a half with Dell techs with no solution. Promises to call me (they don't) and I've downloaded every driver, firmware update, etc., etc. This computer isn't even a year old. My guess is that they need to update their driver to make it compatible with the latest version of Windows. The closest thing they've provided for a fix is to suggest I buy into their $99 plan because I have a "software issue."
@KFGinKCMO : "My guess is that they need to update their driver to make it compatible with the latest version of Windows." I think your guess is totally right since it suddenly disappeared just after and there is no way to display it right now.
I finally gave up, spent $17 on an external bluetooth and it works fine. Just irritated that this computer is still under warranty, came with bluetooth functionality and now it doesn't work with Windows 10 most recent update. The lack of input from Dell support is also frustrating. But - oh well - buy a cheap external bluetooth and you're back in business.
Like you, my laptop is still under warranty and I've received nothing but crickets from Dell (except to say that my warranty is near expiration and I should sign up for their fine service). Hmmmm... why exactly?
On further investigation I found that the laptop's BT was not on and the button to activate it had disappeared from the windows 10 action centre panel thing. I have checked the device manager and the BT section has disappeared; on viewing hidden items there is no BT hardware entry.
I recently updated some drivers following an notification from the Dell Update service. It seems very likely that the updates and loss of BT are related. The updates were primary Intel chipset related stuff (I cannot find an update history in the Dell Update software so I'm not 100% sure).
I tried to use system restore yesterday from several previous points created over the last few driver and windows updates, but all the restores failed. I tried also to do the restore by booting windows into troubleshooting mode; same result. Checking again today, and now all the system restore points have disappeared so that option is gone even if it had worked.
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