Microsoft rolls out new firmware updates for Surface Book, Pro 4, and Studio

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Microsoft is rolling out a new batch of firmware updates for a trio of Surface devices.

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After recently shipping the first batch of firmware updates to its new Surface Pro with LTE, Microsoft is rolling out another set of updates for more Surface devices. Next on deck are updates for the Surface Pro 4, Surface Book, and Surface Studio. Here's a look at all of what's new for each device (via Neowin).

Surface Pro 4

  • Intel(R) Precise Touch Device – Human Interface Devices - 2.0.99 improves multi-touch and pen connectivity when the device wakes from sleep.
  • Surface Embedded Controller Firmware - Firmware - 103.1791.258.0 improves system reliability.
  • Surface Management Engine - Firmware - 11.7.4.3330 resolves potential security vulnerability, including bulletin 170012.
  • Surface System Aggregator Firmware – Firmware - 103.1837.257.0 resolves potential security vulnerability, including bulletin 170012.
  • Surface UEFI – Firmware - 108.1866.769.0 resolves potential security vulnerability, including bulletin 170012.
  • Surface dTPM (IFX) – Firmware - 5.62.3126.2 resolves potential security vulnerability, including bulletin 170012.
  • Intel(R) Management Engine Interface – System device - 11.7.0.1040 required for UEFI update, and improves recovery from Connected Standby.
  • Surface Integration – System devices - 1.0.171.1 improves system reliability.

Surface Book

  • Intel(R) Precise Touch Device – Human Interface Devices - 2.0.99 improves multi-touch and pen connectivity when the device wakes from sleep.
  • Intel(R) Smart Sound (SST) Audio Bus – System devices - 09.21.00.2853 improves video performance in some applications.
  • Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology (SST) OED– System devices - 09.21.00.2853 improves video performance in some applications.
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX – Display adapter - 23.21.13.8808 improves device graphics performance.
  • Realtek High Definition Audio(SST) - Sound, video, and GC - 6.0.1.8242 improves Cortana speech recognition.
  • Surface NVM Express Controller – Storage Controllers - 11.0.0.1 improves storage performance.
  • Surface DTX – System devices - 2.27.136.0 improves system stability.

Surface Studio

  • Surface Management Engine - Firmware - 11.7.4.3330 resolves potential security vulnerability, including bulletin 170012.
  • Surface UEFI – Firmware - 118.1866.770.0 resolves potential security vulnerability, including bulletin 170012.
  • Surface dTPM (IFX) – Firmware - 5.62.3126.2 resolves potential security vulnerability, including bulletin 170012.
  • Intel(R) Management Engine Interface – System device - 11.7.0.1040 required for UEFI update, and improves recovery from Connected Standby.

If you own any of the Surface devices mentioned, you should be able to grab these updates via Windows Update now.

Dan Thorp-Lancaster
Dan Thorp-Lancaster

Dan Thorp-Lancaster is the former Editor-in-Chief of Windows Central. He began working with Windows Central, Android Central, and iMore as a news writer in 2014 and is obsessed with tech of all sorts. You can follow Dan on Twitter @DthorpL and Instagram @heyitsdtl.