

Right click or long press on any of the files and select Extract.Within File Explorer, go the the Documents folder or the folder you downloaded the drivers to.If there is no file explorer icon in the task bar, select the search box and enter file explorer and select it. Note: We recommend downloading them to your Documents folder. Download both of the Realtek Bluetooth radio drivers to your preferred folder: Driver 1, Driver 2.

If you need to download and install the drivers manually to disable the compatibility hold, here’s the step-by-step process: This process can take up to 48 hours, so don’t be discouraged if you’re not able to install right away. And you can install Windows 10 after updating the Realtek Bluetooth drivers. On November 15th, however, Microsoft removed the hold with affected versions, according to their statement on Microsoft Docs. Any earlier version of the driver is affected by this issue.”

Microsoft states, “You will need to update to driver version or later to remove this safeguard hold. That itself is due to the safeguard hold that was put into place in May of 2019 by Microsoft because of outdated driver versions. If you use Realtek Bluetooth drivers, you may be having issues with updating your Windows 10 operating system.
