- The Bluetooth driver is the only software that makes computer and the Bluetooth adapter communicate. If the Bluetooth driver is not compatible with Windows 10, it will be deleted during the update. Therefore, check if the Bluetooth driver is outdated, corrupted, damages, incompatible or missing, and then fix it.
- Jan 14, 2021 To update the Bluetooth driver for your Intel Wireless Adapter use the: (Recommended) Intel® Driver & Support Assistant. Use the drop down menu below to select your operating system, then select the software and driver package version you wish to download and manually install. Windows® 10 Windows 8.1. Windows 7.
- Purpose Installs the Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software for Bluetooth® driver for the Intel® Bluetooth adapter installed in the Intel® NUC.
- Intel Bluetooth Driver This package contains the Bluetooth driver for Intel 18265, 18260, 17265, 8265, 8260, 7265, 3165, and 7260 wireless cards. Bluetooth driver is the software that helps your operating system to communicate with Bluetooth devices. Get the latest driver.
Turn off your Bluetooth device, wait a few seconds, then turn it back on. Make sure your Bluetooth device is in range. If your Bluetooth device is unresponsive or sluggish, check to make sure it’s not too close to any other USB device that’s plugged into a USB 3.0 port. Unshielded USB devices can sometimes interfere with Bluetooth connections.
Intel Wireless Bluetooth is recommended for end-users, including home users and business customers with Intel Wireless Bluetooth technology.
Intel Wireless Bluetooth Package version = 22.20.0
- Driver version 22.20.0.3: For Windows 10 using AX210, AX201, AX200, 9560, 9462, 9461, 9260, 8260, 18260, 8265, 18265
- Driver version 20.100.7.1: For Windows 10 using 3168, 3165, 7265, 17265
Intel Wireless Bluetooth 22.20.0 driver has been updated to include functional and security updates. Users should update to the latest version.
Note: When you update the wireless adapter software package, it might not update the wireless adapter driver if it includes the same driver as the previous release. For instructions, see Intel PROSet/Wireless Software Version and the Driver Version.
What's New:
- On some systems, Bluetooth device may show a yellow bang in Device Manager after resuming from Hibernation mode.
- On some systems, a Bluetooth mouse may show disconnection after resuming from Modern Standby mode.
- Intel Wireless Bluetooth 22.20.0 driver has been updated to include functional and security updates. Users should update to the latest version.
Not sure what to download?
Confirm that you have Windows 10 operating system before installing. Check if your operating system is 32-bit or 64-bit.
Note: Some products support only 64-bit version of Windows 10. See supported operating systems for Intel Wireless Products for details.

Ensure that your wireless adapter is supported by this download. List of supported wireless adapters available below.
Supported Products:
- Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX2101
- Intel Intel Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) Desktop Kit1
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX2011
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX2001
- Intel Wireless-AC 95601
- Intel Wireless-AC 94621
- Intel Wireless-AC 94611
- Intel Wireless-AC 92601
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 82651
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 82601
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
- Intel Wireless 7265 Family
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
- Intel Wireless-AC 95601
- Intel Wireless-AC 94621
- Intel Wireless-AC 94611
- Intel Wireless-AC 92601
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 82651
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 82601
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
- Intel Wireless 7265 Family
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 Desktop Kit
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7265
- Intel PROSet/Wireless Software
- Intel Tri-Band Wireless-AC 17265
- Intel Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18260
- Intel Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18265
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
- Intel Wireless-AC 9260
- Intel Wireless-AC 9461
- Intel Wireless-AC 9462
- Intel Wireless-AC 9560
- Intel Wireless-N 7265
- Intel Wireless-AC 9560 (64-bit only)
- Intel Wireless-AC 9260 (64-bit only)
- Intel Wireless-AC 9461 (64-bit only)
- Intel Wireless-AC 9462 (64-bit only)
- Intel Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18265 (64-bit only)
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 (64-bit only)
- Intel Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18260 (64-bit only)
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 (64-bit only)
- Intel Tri-Band Wireless-AC 17265
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260
- Intel Wireless-N 7260
- Intel Wireless-N 7265
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 for Desktop
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
Intel Wireless Bluetooth Driver for Windows 8 version 19.71.0:
Supported Products:
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 (64-bit only)
- Intel Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18260 (64-bit only)
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 (64-bit only)
- Intel Tri-Band Wireless-AC 17265
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260
- Intel Wireless-N 7260
- Intel Wireless-N 72665
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 for Desktop
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
Intel Wireless Bluetooth Driver for Windows 7 version 19.70.0:
Supported Products:
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
- Intel Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18260
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260
- Intel Tri-Band Wireless-AC 17265
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260
- Intel Wireless-N 7260
- Intel Wireless-N 7265
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 for Desktop
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
Intel Wireless Bluetooth Driver for Windows XP version 3.0.1302:
- Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230
- Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235
- Intel Centrino Wireless-N 135
- Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030
- Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230
- Intel Centrino Wireless-N 130
Previous versions:
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Is the Bluetooth driver not showing up in Device Manager or the Bluetooth icon is missing from your computer? If any of these is causing trouble for you, don’t worry. Follow these easy fixes and the problem will be solved in no time at all.
Fix-1 Turn Bluetooth ‘ON’-
You can easily turn the Bluetooth device ‘ON‘ on your computer from Settings.
1. First, you need to access the Settings window.
2. Now, click on “Devices“.
3. At first, when the Settings window opens up, click on the”Bluetooth & other devices“.
4. Then, click on ‘Bluetooth‘ to turn it “On“.
Now, check if you can see the Bluetooth icon is visible in Desktop and in the Device Manager.
Fix-2 Create a desktop shortcut for the bluetooth-
Creating a desktop shortcut for the Bluetooth icon is an alternative approach to solve the issue.
1. Press Windows key+R to launch Run.
2. To acess the copy-paste this line in Run window and hit Enter.
3. In the System32 folder, click on the search box and type “fsquirt“.
4. You will see “fsquirt” in the search results bearing the Bluetooth icon.
5. Right-click on “fsquirt” and then click on “Copy” to copy the application.
Close File Explorer window.
6. Go to the desktop.
7. In the Desktop window, pastethe application.
You can the Bluetooth simply by double-clicking on the”fsquirt” from your desktop.

Your problem will be solved.
Fix-3 Install the Bluetooth driver manually-
Installing the Bluetooth driver manually will solve the issue for sure.
1. Open a browser window on your computer.
2. Type “intel Bluetooth driver for windows 10” and then hit Enter.
3. In the search result window, click on “Download Intel Wireless Bluetooth Driver for Windows 10“.
4. In the Available Downloads window, click on the “Download” button to download the driver according to your CPU-architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) .
5. Now, click on “I accept the terms of the license agreement“.
6. Now, choose a location to store the file.
7. Next, click on “Save” to save the file on your computer.
Once downloaded, close the browser window.
8. Press Windows key+E to open the File Explorer window and navigate to the location where you have downloaded the file.
9. In the File Explorer window, double clickon “BT_21.90.2_64_Win10” to start the installation.
10. In the installation window, click on “Next“.
11. Again, click on “Next“.
12. Now, check the option “I accept the terms in the License Agreement“.
13. Now, click on “Next“.
14. In Choose Setup Type window, click on “Complete“.

15. Finally, once the installation is done, click on “Finish” to complete the process.
Reboot your computer. After rebooting your computer, the problem will be solved.
Fix-4 Install legacy hardware-
Installing the legacy hardware on your computer may fix the issue.
1. Press Windows key+R to open Run.
2. To access the Device Manager utility, type “devmgmt.msc” and hit Enter.
3. In the Device Manager window, click on “Action” on the menu bar.
4. After that, click on “Add legacy hardware“.
5. Then, you need to click on “Next“.
6. In Add Hardware window, click on “Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced)“.
7. Now, click on “Next“.
7. In the Add Hardware window, click on “Network adapters“.
8. Finally, click on “Next“.
9. In the next window, select “Microsoft” as the manufacturer.
10. On the right-hand side, select “Bluetooth Device (RFCOMM Protocol TDI)“.
The Bluetooth driver will be installed on your computer.
Now, all you have to do is install the default driver for your Bluetooth device.
1. In the Device Manager utility window, look for the “Bluetooth” option and expand it and it will be expanded to show available drivers.
2. Then, right-click on the Bluetooth adapter you are using, then click on “Update driver“.
3. After that, click on the “Browse my computer for driver software“.
6. Then again click on the “Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer“.
7. Now, in this window, you will notice the drive, choose the Bluetooth driver on your computer.
8. Now, click on “Next“.
Wait for a while as the Bluetooth driver will be installed on your computer.
9. Click on “Close” to close the Update Drivers window.
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Now, close the Device Manager window.
This will solve your problem for sure.
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Sambit is a Mechanical Engineer By qualification who loves to write about Windows 10 and solutions to weirdest possible problems.