I recently tried to pair my Bose Soundlink Micro speaker with my Windows 7 laptop. The device shows up in my bluetooth devices as 'connected', but no sound comes through the speaker. It continues to play through the laptop. I've done just about every recommended workaround, but nothing seems to resolve this. After an extensive chat with Bose support, I've come to the conclusion that my bluetooth drivers are not A2DP compatible.
Is there a way to install A2DP bluetooth drivers in Windows 7?
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Is there a way to install A2DP bluetooth drivers in Windows 7?
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Scan performed on 4/25/2017, Computer: HP ProLiant DL360 G5 - Windows 7 64 bit
Windows 7 came with no A2DP support and MS asked bluetooth hardware manufacturer to add this feature in driver upgrade. All bluetooth hardware on laptop where most of the time we need A2DP are made by Broadcomm (widcomm software), Toshiba or CSR.
Outdated or Corrupted drivers:11/23
Device/Driver | Status | Status Description | Updated By Scanner |
Motherboards | |||
Intel Standard Dual PCI Channel IDE-kontroller | Up To Date and Functioning | ||
Mice And Touchpads | |||
Elo TouchSystems USB Human Interface Device | Up To Date and Functioning | ||
Logitech Logitech Bluetooth Travel Mouse | Outdated | ||
Wacom Wacom Mouse | Up To Date and Functioning | ||
Usb Devices | |||
Cambridge Silicon Radio USB BT | Corrupted By Bluetooth A2dp Sink | ||
Sound Cards And Media Devices | |||
ASUS USB Mass Storage Device | Up To Date and Functioning | ||
AMD ATI Function Driver for High Definition Audio - ATI AA01 | Corrupted By Bluetooth A2dp Sink | ||
ESS ESS Maestro2E PCI AudioDrive (WDM) | Up To Date and Functioning | ||
Network Cards | |||
Qualcomm Atheros Atheros AR9002WB-1NG Wireless Network Adapter | Up To Date and Functioning | ||
Keyboards | |||
Microsoft HID Keyboard | Corrupted By Bluetooth A2dp Sink | ||
Hard Disk Controller | |||
Intel(R) 82801DBM Ultra ATA-Speichercontroller - 24CA | Outdated | ||
Others | |||
Intel Intel(r) AIM External Flat Panel Driver 3 | Up To Date and Functioning | ||
Microsoft Texas Instruments PCI-7x20/6x20 CardBus Controller | Outdated | ||
Intel Intel(r) AIM External TV Encoder Driver 5 | Up To Date and Functioning | ||
Intel Intel(r) AIM External Flat Panel Driver 7 | Up To Date and Functioning | ||
Texas Instruments Texas Instruments PCI-4510 CardBus Controller | Up To Date and Functioning | ||
Google Android ADB Interface | Up To Date and Functioning | ||
Cameras, Webcams And Scanners | |||
USB2.0 PC CAMERA Periferica video USB | Corrupted By Bluetooth A2dp Sink | ||
Video Cards | |||
ATI RADEON X600 Series Secondary (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) | Corrupted By Bluetooth A2dp Sink | ||
Input Devices | |||
Hewlett-Packard HP Link-5 micro dongle | Up To Date and Functioning | ||
Port Devices | |||
hspa Modem Application2 port (COM5) | Corrupted By Bluetooth A2dp Sink | ||
Monitors | |||
Sony Digital Flat Panel (1024x768) | Outdated | ||
Mobile Phones And Portable Devices | |||
Acer NOKIA | Corrupted By Bluetooth A2dp Sink |