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Fixing the Ralink RT3290 Bluetooth Driver on Windows 11: The Ultimate Guide

/ralink-rt3290-bluetooth-driver-windows-11 If you are still rocking a laptop or motherboard with the Ralink RT3290 combo chip (Wi-Fi + Bluetooth), you know it was a workhorse of the early 2010s. However, upgrading to Windows 11 often causes one major headache: The Bluetooth radio disappears or throws a Code 43 error.

A: The RT3290 is two separate chips on one PCIe module. Wi-Fi uses PCIe; Bluetooth uses USB internally. Windows 11 often drops the USB enumeration for the Bluetooth half.