What you need to know
- Microsoft's Surface Pro X has a new firmware update available.
- The update has a lengthy changelog of stability improvements.
- Surface Pro X SQ2 and SQ1 devices have now merged support in several areas.
Microsoft recently rolled out a firmware update for the Surface Pro X with an SQ2 processor. The update has a lengthy list of stability improvements. As is normally the case, it doesn't have any new features.
All of the changes are under the Microsoft Corporation - System Hardware Update section. Several of the changes list "merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices" as one of their changes.
Here's everything that's new in the update, as found on the Surface Pro X support page (opens in new tab):
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| Device Manager Name | Version and Update |
|---|---|
| Qualcomm Advanced Modem Subsystem Device | 10400.1.77.3 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Qualcomm Adreno 680 GPU | 27.20.1460.0 - Improves graphics performance, system stability, and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Qualcomm Bluetooth Radio Driver | 1.0.1460.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Qualcomm Bluetooth UART Transport Driver | 1.0.1460.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Qualcomm Bus Device | 1.0.1360.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Qualcomm Bus Device | 1.0.1440.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Qualcomm Data Device | 1.0.1460.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Qualcomm Hexagon 690 DSP | 1.0.1440.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Qualcomm Hexagon 690 DSP | 1.0.1440.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Qualcomm Location | 1.0.1380.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Qualcomm Memory and File System Device | 1.0.1440.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Qualcomm System Manager Device | 1.0.1380.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Qualcomm System Manager Device | 1.0.1440.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Qualcomm System Manager Device | 1.0.1380.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Qualcomm Wi-Fi B/G/N/AC (2x2) | 1.0.1420.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Surface Dock 2 Firmware Update Driver Extension | 6.1.137.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Surface Hid Mini Driver | 3.31.139.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Surface Pen BLE LC Adaptation Driver | 3.11.139.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Surface Pro X CDSP Subsystem Bus Device Extension | 1.0.1160.1 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Surface Pro X Power Engine Plug-in Device | 1.0.1380.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Surface Pro X SPI Device | 1.0.1380.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Surface Serial Hub Driver | 9.54.139.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Surface SMF Core Driver | 3.116.139.0 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Surface System Aggregator | 1.108.139.0 - Improves system stability. |
| Surface Touch Firmware | 5.0.121.139 - Improves system stability and merges support for both Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 devices. |
| Surface UEFI | 7.563.140.0 - Improves system stability. |
The update started rolling out on April 22, 2021, so you should see it now on your Surface Pro X.
