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So I got the message yesterday saying I couldn't update my computer to Windows 1903 due to an outdated Realtek Bluetooth driver.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
    2020-05-10T07:12:25+00:00

    Thank you for the reply! So to delete them i just put them all in the recycling bin and then empty it from there right??

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-05-10T07:08:59+00:00

    Hi! Thank you for the reply but i dont know how to add the .bak so i was just planning on deleting all the files as i dont plan on using bluetooth for anything :')

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-05-10T06:02:13+00:00

    Hi there, were you able to do the update after deleting the files? Please double-check if you have a Realtek soundcard installed. Most of the motherboards do have the Realtek soundcards on board. The safest way is to first not delete any files, just add a .bak (for backup) behind the filename-extension (RtkBtfilter.sys.bak) and boot up your machine again, checking if functions are missing. If all is working well, you can delete the files after. However, RtkBtfilter.sys should be Bluetooth-related. I hope you get it to work!

    Greetings from China

    Cromson

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-05-10T05:03:09+00:00

    hi ive been having this problem for ages now and i just stumbled upon this solution. However i have 3 files with the name RtkBtfilter.sys and idk if i should delete them all. If you can help i would greatly appreciate it :(

     I also had several Rtk files and deleted them all with no problem.

    --I used to have some Bluetooth dongles, or something along the way that I no longer used.

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