I'm trying to update the drivers for the Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 7260. I ran the Intel Driver Update Utility to see what it recommended. I also looked manually using the Intel Driver download website, since it seems to give more comprehensive information. The driver update utility showed updates required for the Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers (windows 7/64) and also for the Intel PROSet/Wireless Software for Bluetooth technology for Windows. They were both at the same version but the recommended versions were different. For the wireless software and drivers, the recommended version was a higher version, 18.12.1.2. For the Bluetooth, the recommended version was 17.1.1529.1613. There was a newer version on the driver download website, 18.20.0.9, so I installed it first. After the installation, the driver update utility says the version of both the wireless and the Bluetooth are 18.20.0.9, but it's still recommending earlier and different versions .I tried to install the recommended Bluetooth driver, but it failed with the error source file not found.
I would appreciate if someone would answer a few questions for me:
Why there are different drivers for the wireless and Bluetooth, if they are both part of the AC7260?
Why does the driver update utility not show the latest drivers that are on the driver download website?
Why after I install the wireless driver, does the driver update utility show the same installed driver version for Bluetooth, as for wireless, if the driver is the same? Is this a bug in the driver update utility?
Why is the installation of the Bluetooth driver failing with source file not found?
Thanks for the help.