How to Fix the Bluetooth Peripheral Device Driver Not Found

This practical guide walks through how to fix the bluetooth peripheral device driver not found, explains the main requirements, and highlights common issues that may appear along the way.

1. What Causes Bluetooth Peripheral Device Driver Not Found Error

The main cause of the Bluetooth peripheral device driver not found error is that your operating system is not fully updated, lacks a connection driver or has a Bluetooth driver error.

To fix this error you need to reinstall or update the Bluetooth Driver for the operating system.

2. How to fix the Bluetooth peripheral device driver not found error

Step 1 : Press the Windows + R key combination to open the Run dialog box > Type devmgmt.msc > Enter .

After the Device Manager window opens, you will see a list of current drivers on your computer.

Step 2 : Click Other devices to expand the list> Right-click Bluetooth Peripheral Device > Select Update driver .

If you can't find Other devices  or the Bluetooth Peripheral Device  in the Other devices list , click View > Show hidden devices .

If you have more than one Bluetooth device driver, then you need to follow the steps below for all Bluetooth devices.

Step 3 : Select Search automatically for updated driver software .

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Wait for Windows to search the Internet for the latest drivers, if it does, it will automatically download and install it on your computer.

Step 4 : If the above method cannot be used, go back to Step 2 , but instead of selecting Search automatically for updated driver software , choose Browse my computer for drivers  computer .

Continue to select Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer .

Step 5 : Select Ports (COM & LPT) >  Next.

Step 6 : In the Manufacturer section , select Microsoft  > Model  Item, select Standard Serial over Bluetooth link  > Click Next .

Continue to select Yes .

Step 7 : Wait until Windows has installed this driver, then restart your computer.

Above are instructions on how to fix the Bluetooth peripheral device driver not found error on Windows computer, hope this article helps you. Thanks for watching.