What you need to know
- A fresh firmware update is now available for the AMD variant of the Surface Laptop 3.
- The update brings improvements to both battery life and system stability.
- If you have a Surface Laptop 3 with an AMD processor, you can grab the update now via Windows Update.
Microsoft pushed out a fresh firmware update for Surface Laptop 3 devices with AMD processors this week. The update is a pretty small one, but it packs some solid improvements nonetheless. Specifically, this update targets its improvements on battery life and system stability.
Here's a look at the release notes from Microsoft's Surface Update History (opens in new tab):
- Surface UEFI – Firmware: 1.2238.140.0 - improves system stability and battery life.
This update is now available via Windows Update for AMD-based Surface Laptop 3 devices. Microsoft notes that it's only available across those running the Windows 10 May 2019 Update and later.
This follows a fairly substantial set of updates both the Intel and AMD versions received in January, which brought performance improvements across the board.
Small changes add up fast
With the addition of USB Type-C, Wi-Fi 6, and Intel 10th Gen processors, the Surface Laptop 3 13.5 delivers a solid follow up to the Surface Laptop 2.
