Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central
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.
| Windows Update History Name | Device Manager Name | Version | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD - System - 1.2.0.112 | AMD UART Controller - System devices | 1.2.0.112 | Improves system stability. |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 26.20.12059.3000 | AMD Radeon (TM) Vega 9 Graphics - Display Adapter / AMD Radeon (TM) Vega 11 Graphics – Display adapters | 26.20.12059.3000 | Improves system stability by addressing waking from sleep scenarios. |
| Surface - Firmware - 1.2545.140.0 | Surface UEFI - Firmware | 1.2545.140.0 | Addresses issues related to waking from sleep bugcheck and unexpected shutdown failure. |
| Surface - Firmware - 16.308.139.0 | Surface System Aggregator - Firmware | 16.308.139.0 | Improves battery reliability during low battery scenarios. |
| Intel Corporation - System - 1.0.1287.0 | Detection Verification - System devices | 1.0.1287.0 | Improves audio reliability. |
| Surface - Extension - 1.58.137.0 | (Surface Book Base v3 Firmware Update) - no Device Manager notes | 1.58.137.0 | Improves Surface Dock 2 reliability and addresses system bugcheck. |
| Surface - Firmware - 10.11.139.0 | Surface System Aggregator - Firmware | 10.11.139.0 | Resolves the stability issues during low battery scenarios. |
| Intel Corporation - System - 10.24.0.3694 | Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) Audio Controller - System devices | 10.24.0.3694 | Improves device Sleep power consumption and addresses system bugcheck. |
| Intel Corporation - System - 10.24.3694.245 | Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) OED - System devices | 10.24.3694.245 | Improves device Sleep power consumption and addresses system bugcheck. |
| Surface - System - 2.14.137.0 | Surface System Telemetry Driver - System devices | 2.14.137.0 | Facilitates power and thermal related data analysis. |
| Intel - Net - 21.80.2.1 | Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz - Network adapters | 21.80.2.1 | Improves Wi-Fi performance resuming from sleep and Miracast connection performance. |
| Intel - Bluetooth - 21.80.0.3 | Intel Wireless Bluetooth - Bluetooth | 21.80.0.3 | Resolves the issue with WiFi connection throughput and improves stability. |
| NVIDIA - Display - 26.21.14.4292 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX - Display adapters | 26.21.14.4292 | Improves GPU stability and power consumption. |
| Dolby - SoftwareComponent - 3.20602.651.0 | DolbyAPO SWC Device - Software components | 3.20602.651.0 | Improves device audio performance and stability, and addresses 3rd party app compatibility and performance. |
| Surface - System - 3.83.139.0 | Surface DTX - System devices | 3.83.139.0 | Improves connectivity and performance with USB Hub. |
| Surface - Firmware - 4.0.211.139 | 13 Inch - Surface Touch Firmware / 15 Inch - Surface Touch Firmware - Firmware | 4.0.211.139 | Improves 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 notes | 4.212.139.0 | Improves 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 notes | 5.224.130.56 | Fixes low volume output from internal speakers and improves audio reliability. |
| Dolby - Extension - 5.224.132.1 | (15 Inch - Dolby Device Extension) - no Device Manager notes | 5.224.132.1 | Fixes low volume output from internal speakers and improves audio reliability. |
| Surface - System - 6.83.139.0 | Surface Integration Service Device - System devices | 6.83.139.0 | Improves Surface Dock 2 reliability. |
The update should be available now through Windows Update on the Surface Book 3.
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