Can't update realtek bluetooth driver for 1903 windows 10 update

Anonymous
2019-11-17T19:02:14+00:00

So I got the message yesterday saying I couldn't update my computer to Windows 1903 due to an outdated Realtek Bluetooth driver. I followed the steps up till the point where I select update drivers in the dropdown menu. It gave me the message "Windows has determined that you are already running the best driver".

I don't even have a Realtek Bluetooth device. Just some Edimax Bluetooth / wifi adapter. It's an N150 EQ-7611ULB.

I've tried to uninstall the Bluetooth driver in hopes that that would solve something. It still gives me the same messages. I'll try reinstalling the driver they give off their website, but it hasn't been updated since early 2018, so I doubt it'll actually solve anything.

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Anonymous
2019-11-25T08:22:17+00:00

Hi JackTRose,

i have the same problem like you and after a lot of searching and waiting i guess found the solution.

Still didn't have the time to try it out, but will do it tonight.

Here:

Ran into this problem also, complaining about old Realtek BT devices but none installed.

First check for non-present devices in Device Manager by enabling hidden items under View/Show hidden devices. If you still don't see your bluetooth device listed, you may have an orphaned driver file like I did.

Check your C:\Windows\System32\drivers folder for the file RtkBtfilter.sys. An old Realtek bluetooth driver, not being used but detected by the updater.

Deleted the file and update was able to continue.

There was nothing logged in the CompatData().xml files as suggested to check here:

https://www.howtogeek.com/416169/how-to-fix-what-needs-your-attention-windows-10-setup-errors/

(I guess because it wasn't installed nor was there any inf file for it.)

Quoted from User BAM on: https://superuser.com/questions/1502848/cannot-update-win-10-to-v1909-realtek-bluetooth-driver-has-to-be-updated/1503280#1503280

Hope it will work out for you!

Greetings from China

Cromson

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-11-18T02:37:42+00:00

    If it detected it as a Realtek driver, it may have released the hold on it yesterday. See announcement here:

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft...

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-11-18T02:34:11+00:00

    The model of the adapter was in my original post: "Edimax Bluetooth / wifi adapter. It's an N150 EW-7611ULB."

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-11-18T02:11:51+00:00

    What about the make and model or the BT adapter, or the hardware ID I offered to trace for you in my original post, another of the many steps I gave that were more thorough than anyone else on the web would have been, and which you replied to by marking my post unhelpful?

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-11-18T01:50:33+00:00

    Well if that's the case I'm just not going to update then. I'm getting a new PC soon anyways, so this is far more effort than it's worth

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