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QCA61x4 Bluetooth 4.0 Driver 10.0.0.428

by Qualcomm Atheros Communications

This release in brief

  • One of 51 releases of this driver; the newest, 10.0.0.1272 from March 2023, is listed below.
  • 10.0.0.428 came out 28 days after the previous release, 10.0.0.325.
  • It supports the same 58 hardware IDs as the previous release.

What you are downloading

This file comes straight from Microsoft's own download server - the same one Windows Update uses. We do not host it, repack it or change it in any way - the download button takes you to the manufacturer's server, not to a file of ours.

Package
38eded1e-ccd2-4ddc-a0e3-a8ff673d8551_04a463b3e8b9abef6ac971e805c4a0eb94dd12a0.cab, 575 KB
Published by
Qualcomm Atheros Communications
Inside
20 files - the driver itself, its setup instructions and a digital signature file
Show the full list
  • AdminService.exe350 KB
  • AthrBT_0x00000200.dfu57 KB
  • AthrBT_0x00000300.dfu56 KB
  • AthrBT_0x00000302.dfu38 KB
  • AthrBT_TF_0x00000302.dfu40 KB
  • BtFilter.cer1 KB
  • BtFilter.pdb1.3 MB
  • BtFilter.sys52 KB
  • BtFilter.txt9 KB
  • atheros_bth.cat21 KB
  • atheros_bth.inf9 KB
  • btfilter.cat19 KB
  • ramps_0x00000200_48.dfu2 KB
  • ramps_0x00000200_48_NFA354.dfu2 KB
  • ramps_0x00000300_48.dfu2 KB
  • ramps_0x00000300_48_NFA435_10db.dfu2 KB
  • ramps_0x00000302_48.dfu2 KB
  • ramps_0x00000302_48_NFA354A_10db.dfu2 KB
  • ramps_TF_0x00000302_48.dfu2 KB
  • ramps_TF_0x00000302_48_NFA435_10dbm.dfu2 KB

Nothing happens on its own: you download the file and decide yourself whether to install it.

Manufacturer
Qualcomm Atheros Communications
Device
3 devices - see the list below
Driver version
10.0.0.428
Release date
August 21, 2017
Supported Windows
Windows 10
Architecture
32-bit (x86)
File size
575 KB
File name
38eded1e-ccd2-4ddc-a0e3-a8ff673d8551_04a463b3e8b9abef6ac971e805c4a0eb94dd12a0.cab
INF version
08/21/2017,10.0.0.428
INF provider
Qualcomm Atheros Communications
Device class
Bluetooth
Source
Microsoft Update Catalog
Last verified
July 7, 2026
SHA-256
22f7ac7c64d6cbc3da22204ec29c186cfecc593e10c0fab0ce86b9d7d1255c51

Supported devices (3)

  • QCA61x4 Bluetooth 4.0 (Qualcomm Atheros Communications)
  • Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 Bluetooth (Lite-On Technology Corp.)
  • Qualcomm Bluetooth 4.1 (ASUSTek Computer, Inc.)

Supported hardware IDs (58)

How to install

Before you start: create a restore point (Start → type "Create a restore point" → Create). It takes a minute and lets you undo everything if the new driver turns out worse than the old one. This driver is made for Windows 10 (32-bit) - if your Windows is different, look for another version further down the page.

This driver comes as a .cab file. Double-clicking it will not install anything - Windows only shows you what is inside. Install it through Device Manager instead:

  1. Right-click the downloaded file → Extract All → choose a folder you will not lose (the Desktop is fine) → Extract.
  2. Hold the Windows key and press X, then open Device Manager.
  3. Find the device that is not working - it usually has a yellow triangle, or sits under "Other devices" with a name like "Network controller".
  4. Right-click it → Update driver→ "Browse my computer for drivers".
  5. Click Browse, choose the folder you extracted into, tick Include subfolders, then Next.
  6. Windows finds the driver in that folder and installs it. Restart the computer afterwards.

If Windows answers "The best drivers for your device are already installed" - that does not mean your driver is fine, only that Windows prefers its own version. In the same window choose "Let me pick from a list of available drivers" → "Have Disk" → Browse → point to the file ending in .inf inside the extracted folder → OK.

Check it worked: open Device Manager again. The device should no longer show a warning icon, and its driver version should match the one on this page.

How to roll back

If the device stops working after the update: Device Manager → right-click the device → Properties → Driver tab → Roll Back Driver. If that button is greyed out, use the restore point you made before installing (Start → "Recovery" → Open System Restore).

Other versions of this driver

  • Package size: 0.56 MB, 0.14 MB larger than the previous release.
VersionReleasedSource
10.0.0.1272March 5, 2023Microsoft Update Catalog
10.0.0.1076July 13, 2021Microsoft Update Catalog
10.0.0.1159July 12, 2021Microsoft Update Catalog
10.0.0.1016December 8, 2020Microsoft Update Catalog
10.0.0.995October 22, 2020Microsoft Update Catalog
10.0.0.967August 19, 2020Microsoft Update Catalog
10.0.0.948April 22, 2020Microsoft Update Catalog
10.0.0.929December 25, 2019Microsoft Update Catalog
10.0.0.919August 27, 2019Microsoft Update Catalog
10.0.0.916August 8, 2019Microsoft Update Catalog
10.0.0.912July 10, 2019Microsoft Update Catalog
10.0.0.910June 19, 2019Microsoft Update Catalog

If the device still does not work

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