Surface Book 2 update waves hello to improved Windows Hello

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The Surface Book 2 has an improved Windows Hello experience, thanks to a recent update.

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What you need to know

  • The Surface Book 2 has a new firmware update available.
  • The update improves the Windows Hello camera experience.
  • The update should be available now through Windows Update.

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

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Windows Update History NameDevice Manager NameVersionUpdate
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414Intel® AVStream Camera 250030.18305.6.12414Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414Intel® Control Logic30.18305.6.12414Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414Intel® CSI2 Host Controller30.18305.6.12414Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414Intel® Imaging Signal Processor 250030.18305.6.12414Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414Intel® Microsoft Camera Front30.18305.6.12414Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414Intel® Microsoft Camera IR30.18305.6.12414Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414Intel® Microsoft Camera Rear30.18305.6.12414Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Surface - Firmware - 390.3279.768.0Surface UEFI Capsule390.3279.768.0Resolves an issue where the CPU will throttle down to .4GHz, and [improves] the Battery Smart Charging reliability.

The update should be available now through Windows Update on Surface Book 2 devices.

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