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 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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