Tuesday 3 March 2015

Windows 7 Missing Broadcom bluetooth drivers. hardware ID BTHENUM\{0000110e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb}


After installing all the latest laptop bluetooth drivers provided by my Laptop manufacturer there remained a  unknown devices missing drivers in the Device Manager and no indication what other drivers were needed, windows software update couldn't diagnose, and any findings on google for the hardware ID suggested old drivers already installed. Installing this update from Broadcom resolved them all.

Download updated Bluetooth® for Windows® software
Broadcom WIDCOMM Bluetooth Software for Windows

http://www.broadcom.com/support/bluetooth/update.php

Add extention to windows explorer preview panel.


These steps allow windows to identify and display a file type in the Windows Explorer preview panel.

1. Start->Run->type regedit and press enter.
2. Open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\
3. Find the folder extension name ie .xml
4. If it doesn't exist then make it.
5. Create two keys by right mouse clicking in the folder, select new string value.
6. Name: Content Type
7. Value: text/plain
8. Name: PercievedType (one word no spaces).
9. Value: text