Latest Surface Book 3 firmware update improves inking

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What you need to know

  • The Surface Book 3 has a new firmware update.
  • The update includes a long list of improvements and fixes.
  • The fixes include improved inking and stability.

Microsoft shipped a firmware update for the Surface Book 3 recently. The update improves inking on the device, improves general stability, and includes several other fixes and improvements. While the update does include any new features, it does bring quite a long list of improvements to one of the best Windows laptops.

Microsoft's support page outlines all of the changes, which can also be found below.

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Windows Update History NameDevice Manager NameVersionUpdate
AMD - System - 1.2.0.112AMD UART Controller - System devices1.2.0.112Improves system stability.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 26.20.12059.3000AMD Radeon (TM) Vega 9 Graphics - Display Adapter / AMD Radeon (TM) Vega 11 Graphics – Display adapters26.20.12059.3000Improves system stability by addressing waking from sleep scenarios.
Surface - Firmware - 1.2545.140.0Surface UEFI - Firmware1.2545.140.0Addresses issues related to waking from sleep bugcheck and unexpected shutdown failure.
Surface - Firmware - 16.308.139.0Surface System Aggregator - Firmware16.308.139.0Improves battery reliability during low battery scenarios.
Intel Corporation - System - 1.0.1287.0Detection Verification - System devices1.0.1287.0Improves audio reliability.
Surface - Extension - 1.58.137.0(Surface Book Base v3 Firmware Update) - no Device Manager notes1.58.137.0Improves Surface Dock 2 reliability and addresses system bugcheck.
Surface - Firmware - 10.11.139.0Surface System Aggregator - Firmware10.11.139.0Resolves the stability issues during low battery scenarios.
Intel Corporation - System - 10.24.0.3694Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) Audio Controller - System devices10.24.0.3694Improves device Sleep power consumption and addresses system bugcheck.
Intel Corporation - System - 10.24.3694.245Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) OED - System devices10.24.3694.245Improves device Sleep power consumption and addresses system bugcheck.
Surface - System - 2.14.137.0Surface System Telemetry Driver - System devices2.14.137.0Facilitates power and thermal related data analysis.
Intel - Net - 21.80.2.1Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz - Network adapters21.80.2.1Improves Wi-Fi performance resuming from sleep and Miracast connection performance.
Intel - Bluetooth - 21.80.0.3Intel Wireless Bluetooth - Bluetooth21.80.0.3Resolves the issue with WiFi connection throughput and improves stability.
NVIDIA - Display - 26.21.14.4292NVIDIA GeForce GTX - Display adapters26.21.14.4292Improves GPU stability and power consumption.
Dolby - SoftwareComponent - 3.20602.651.0DolbyAPO SWC Device - Software components3.20602.651.0Improves device audio performance and stability, and addresses 3rd party app compatibility and performance.
Surface - System - 3.83.139.0Surface DTX - System devices3.83.139.0Improves connectivity and performance with USB Hub.
Surface - Firmware - 4.0.211.13913 Inch - Surface Touch Firmware / 15 Inch - Surface Touch Firmware - Firmware4.0.211.139Improves Touch and Pen stability.
Surface - Extension - 4.212.139.0(13 Inch - Surface Touch Pen Processor / 15 Inch - Surface Touch Pen Processor) - no Device Manager notes4.212.139.0Improves Touch stability and improves pen inking when palm is also on screen.
Dolby - Extension - 5.224.130.56(13 Inch - Dolby Device Extension) - no Device Manager notes5.224.130.56Fixes low volume output from internal speakers and improves audio reliability.
Dolby - Extension - 5.224.132.1(15 Inch - Dolby Device Extension) - no Device Manager notes5.224.132.1Fixes low volume output from internal speakers and improves audio reliability.
Surface - System - 6.83.139.0Surface Integration Service Device - System devices6.83.139.0Improves Surface Dock 2 reliability.

The update should be available now through Windows Update on the Surface Book 3.

Sean Endicott
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