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RTL8723A Bluetooth Driver 2.3.32.2

by Realtek

This release in brief

  • This release is a 32-bit build, the previous one is 64-bit - pick by your system, not by the date.
  • One of 21 releases of this driver; the newest, 1.8.1030.3000 from May 2020, is listed below.
  • 2.3.32.2 came out 56 days after the previous release, 2.3.29.3.

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
20609193_833f84bf2138f5bea55f29fdf4c5ecea5666b73e.cab, 39 KB
Published by
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Digitally signed
Windows checks this signature before installing
Inside
3 files - the driver itself, its setup instructions and a digital signature file
Show the full list
  • RtkBtfilter.sys41 KB
  • Rtkfilter.inf3 KB
  • rscfilter.cat8 KB

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

Manufacturer
Realtek
Device
RTL8723A Bluetooth (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.)
Driver version
2.3.32.2
Release date
September 6, 2013
Supported Windows
Windows 8.1, Windows 8
Architecture
32-bit (x86)
File size
39 KB
File name
20609193_833f84bf2138f5bea55f29fdf4c5ecea5666b73e.cab
Digital signature
Signed - catalog RsCFilter.cat
INF version
09/06/2013,2.3.32.2
INF provider
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Device class
BLUETOOTH
Source
Microsoft Update Catalog
Last verified
July 7, 2026
SHA-256
0ce548fd1486a9485c8481b7e434c9ab90fe171bb1933ad0297c8166592e968d

Supported devices (1)

  • RTL8723A Bluetooth (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.)

Supported hardware IDs (4)

Compare with your device: Device Manager → right-click the device → Properties → Details → Hardware Ids. If one of the values above matches, this driver supports your hardware.

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 8.1, Windows 8 (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

  • It supports the same 4 hardware IDs as the previous release.
  • Package size: 0.04 MB, the same as the previous release.
VersionReleasedSource
1.8.1030.3000May 26, 2020Microsoft Update Catalog
1.7.1019.3002July 2, 2019Microsoft Update Catalog
1.5.1012.3002August 16, 2018Microsoft Update Catalog
1.5.1010.3March 1, 2018Microsoft Update Catalog
1.5.1009.3January 30, 2018Microsoft Update Catalog
1.5.1008.3January 10, 2018Microsoft Update Catalog
1.5.1012.3January 9, 2018Microsoft Update Catalog
1.5.1012.2January 9, 2018Microsoft Update Catalog
1.5.1007.3December 21, 2017Microsoft Update Catalog
1.5.1006.3November 24, 2017Microsoft Update Catalog
1.5.1005.3November 2, 2017Microsoft Update Catalog
1.5.1004.3September 28, 2017Microsoft Update Catalog

If the device still does not work

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