Surface Book 2 update waves hello to improved Windows Hello

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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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