What you need to know
- New firmware and driver updates are rolling out for Surface Pro 7 and Surface Book 3.
- The Surface Book 3 updates are mostly focused on camera improvements, while Surface Pro 7 gets camera and pen improvements.
- These updates are rolling out now via Windows Update.
Microsoft this week shipped a new set of driver and firmware updates for two of its latest Surface devices. Both the Surface Pro 7 and Surface Book 3 received updates as part of this round, and they're mainly focused on a couple of areas. Most notably, both devices have picked up some general camera improvements, while the Surface Pro 7 has some additional improvements for the Surface Slim Pen and inking experience.
Here's a look at what's included in the updates for the Surface Pro 7:
| Firmware version | Update info |
|---|---|
| Intel Corporation – System - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Surface - Extension - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Intel Corporation - System - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Surface - Extension - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Intel Corporation – System - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Surface - Extension - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Intel Corporation – System - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Intel Corporation – System - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Intel – Camera - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Surface - Human Interface Devices 3.328.137.0 | Improves pen inking when palm is also on the screen. |
| Surface - System - 6.94.139.0 | Improves integration between services. |
| Surface - Firmware - 1.155.139.0 | Enables Slim Pen firmware updating. |
| Surface - Extension - 1.65.137.0 | Enables Slim Pen firmware updating. |
| Surface - Firmware - 1.18.139.0 | Improves Slim Pen Inking and pairing. |
| Surface - Human Interface Devices - 2.17.139.0 | Improves Slim Pen Inking and pairing. |
| Surface – Firmware – 3.1.65.139 | Improves Touch and Pen stability. |
| Surface – Firmware – 8.124.140.0 | Addresses issues related to the automatic brightness adjustment at low brightness. |
Here's everything new for the Surface Book 3:
| Firmware version | Update info |
|---|---|
| Surface - System - 6.94.139.0 | Improves system stability. |
| Surface - Extension - 1.60.137.0 | Improves integration between system services. |
| NVIDIA - Display - 27.21.14.5177 | Addresses security updates and improves the graphics performance. |
| Surface - Firmware - 10.102.139.0 | Resolves an issue where the CPU didn't resume after it had throttled down. |
| Intel – Camera - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Intel Corporation – System - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Intel Corporation – System - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Intel Corporation – System - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Surface - Extension - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Intel Corporation – System - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Surface - Extension - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Intel Corporation - System - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
| Surface - Extension - 42.18362.3.2451 | Improves camera experience and power consumption during use. |
If you have a Surface Pro 7 or Surface Book 3, these updates should be available for you to download now via Windows Update.
Type-C and 10th Gen Intel are game-changers
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Power on the go
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