Title: Uninstalling Intel Proset/Wireless Bluetooth while upgrading to windows 8
Tags: windows-8;bluetooth;uninstall
Question: I purchased Windows Upgrade 8 and ran Windows Update Assistant on existing windows 7. 

However, It is asking me to uninstall Intel Wireless bluetooth, as it is not compatible with windows 8. I did just that and in spite of uninstalling it successfully, it is giving a message "Manually Uninstall". I dont know what this means? is it successfully uninstalled or not, and if not how do I uninstall it completely.

I posted this on Microsoft forum also and found many users are facing this issue. Noone from Microsoft has answered there.

```http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_install/problem-in-uninstalling-intel-prosetwireless/5e1c4a29-726e-4968-a787-80b45778d14c?page=1
```

I have tried CCleaner, Microsoft fixit and other tools but still no help.


Here is the accepted answer: This is how I fixed it: 

• Go to ```services.msc``` via RUN. 

• Stop these 3 services



• Delete the bluetooth folder located under



• Delete the services that are associated with them in cmd (run as administrator) with:

```sc delete "Bluetooth Device Monitor"
sc delete "Bluetooth Media Service" 
sc delete "Bluetooth OBEX Service"
```


Here is another answer: Download the driver from here and run the setup:

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&amp;DwnldID=22548&amp;lang=eng

If you use the 32Bit Windows run the 32.exe file, if you use a 64Bit Windows run the 64.exe file. 

Comment for this answer: I am using windows 7. I want ot upgrade to windows 8. These drivers are for windows 8.
Comment for this answer: Hi. Thanks for your reply. The problem is even after removing drivers from Win7, the upgraded Assistant still tells me to remove them.
Comment for this answer: I have uninstalled the complete software.
Comment for this answer: and I posted the link to the drivers so that you can download them. Remove them in Win7, updrade to Win8 and install the new drivers.
Comment for this answer: have you only deleted the device in device manager or uninstalled the complete software?

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