Surface Laptop 3 and Book 2 improve reliability with latest firmware update

Surface Laptop 3
Surface Laptop 3 (Image credit: Windows Central)

What you need to know

  • The Surface Book 2 and Surface Laptop 3 have firmware updates available.
  • The Surface Book 2's update largely focuses on improving its reliability with the Surface Dock 2.
  • The Surface Laptop 3's update improves connectivity and addresses other issues.

Microsoft's Surface Book 2 and Surface Laptop 3 have new firmware updates. The updates improve reliability in several areas across the devices. The Surface Book 2's update focuses largely on improving Surface Dock 2 reliability while the Surface Laptop 3's update fixes connectivity issues and addresses some other areas.

Here's the changelog for the Surface Book 2 and Surface Laptop 3, as outlined by the Surface update history page.

Surface Book 2

  • Surface Dock Firmware Update: 1.83.139.0 - Improves Surface Dock 2 reliability during Wake On LAN scenarios and improves the overall stability.
  • Surface Firmware Update: 2.49.139.0 - Improves Surface Dock 2 reliability during Wake On LAN scenarios and improves the overall stability.
  • Surface - Extension: 5.5.0.0 - Improves Surface Dock 2 reliability during Wake On LAN scenarios and improves the overall stability.
  • Surface Integration Service Device - System: 6.83.139.0 - Improves Surface Dock 2 reliability during authentication scenarios.
  • Surface System Aggregator - Firmware: 182.2150.137.0 - Improves Battery Smart Charging reliability.

Surface Laptop 3

  • Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) OED - System devices: 10.24.00.3694 - Improves audio reliability with Netflix and Cortana apps.
  • Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) Audio Controller - System devices: 10.24.00.3694 - Improves audio reliability with Netflix and Cortana apps.
  • Intel(R) WiFi 6 AX201 160MHz - Network adapters: 21.80.2.1 - Resolves issue with WiFi connection throughput and improves stability.
  • Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth - Bluetooth: 21.80.0.3 - Improves BT connection reliability when the device resumes from sleep.
  • Surface - Extension - 5.5.0.0: Improves Surface Dock 2 reliability during Wake On LAN scenarios and improves the overall stability.
  • Surface Integration Service Device - System: 6.83.139.0 - Improves Surface Dock 2 reliability during authentication scenarios.
  • Surface Display - Monitors: 3.92.139.0 - Improves the device color profile performance.
  • Surface System Aggregator - Firmware: 14.109.139.0 - Improves Battery Lifespan Saver reliability.
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