Surface Pro 5, Surface Pro 6, and Surface Laptop 2 have updates that improve audio performance and battery life

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Both devices should see smoother performance after the updates.

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Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (Image credit: Windows Central)

What you need to know

  • New updates are available for the Surface Pro (5th Gen), Surface Pro 6, and Surface Laptop 2.
  • The updates bring improvements to battery life, audio performance, and stability during playback of applications.
  • Surface Pro (5th Gen), Surface Pro 6, and Surface Laptop 2 users can download the updates now via Windows Update.

Microsoft's Surface Pro (5th Gen), Surface Pro 6, and Surface Laptop 2 all have updates available. The updates are largely the same for each device. They improve the stability of apps during playback, improve audio performance and battery life, and improve integration between system services.

Here's what's new for the Surface Pro (5th Gen):

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Firmware versionUpdate info
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - SoftwareComponent - 11.0.6000.92Improves the application stability during playback.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Media - 6.0.8936.1Improves audio performance and battery life.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Extension - 6.1.0.6Improves integration between system services.
Surface – System – 6.105.139.0Improves integration between system services.

Here's everything new for the Surface Pro 6:

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Firmware versionUpdate info
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - SoftwareComponent - 11.0.6000.92Improves application stability during playback.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Media - 6.0.8936.1Improves audio performance and battery life.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Extension - 6.1.0.6Improves integration between system services.
Surface – System – 6.105.139.0Improves integration between system services.

The Surface Laptop 2 has a similar changelog but has one additional fix:

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Firmware versionUpdate info
Surface - System – 9.49.139.0Addresses system bugcheck.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - SoftwareComponent - 11.0.6000.92Improves the application stability during playback.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Media - 6.0.8936.1Improves audio performance and battery life.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Extension - 6.1.0.6Improves integration between system services.
Surface – System – 6.105.139.0Improves integration between system services.

You can grab these updates now through Windows Update.

Sean Endicott
Sean Endicott
News Writer

Sean Endicott is a News Writer at Windows Central, where he covers Windows 11, Surface hardware, Microsoft 365, AI, apps, and the broader PC ecosystem. Since joining the site in 2017, he has written well over a thousand articles across the Microsoft landscape, covering breaking news, analysis, and feature reporting.

He writes Windows Wrap, a weekly column covering the biggest stories in Windows and the PC industry, and what they mean for the platform going forward.

Before joining Windows Central full-time, Sean worked in journalism and media production after earning a First Class degree in Broadcast Journalism from Nottingham Trent University. Outside of tech, he is an award-winning American football coach based in Nottingham, England, and was named BAFCA Youth Coach of the Year in 2024.