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 Surface Book 2 has a new firmware update available. The update is available to all Surface Book 2 devices running the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, version 1809, or greater. The update mostly improves the Windows Hello camera experience, though there are other small fixes.

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

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Windows Update History Name Device Manager Name Version Update
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414 Intel® AVStream Camera 2500 30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414 Intel® Control Logic 30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414 Intel® CSI2 Host Controller 30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414 Intel® Imaging Signal Processor 2500 30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414 Intel® Microsoft Camera Front 30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414 Intel® Microsoft Camera IR 30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414 Intel® Microsoft Camera Rear 30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Surface - Firmware - 390.3279.768.0 Surface UEFI Capsule 390.3279.768.0 Resolves 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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