Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central
What you need to know
- A new firmware update is available for the Surface Pro X.
- The update improves the Microsoft Teams app experience and includes several stability improvements.
- You can grab the update now through Windows Update.
Microsoft's Surface Pro X has a new firmware update available. The update improves the Microsoft Teams app experience and includes several updates that improve the device's stability. The list of changes is relatively lengthy, at least when compared to some other firmware updates. Along with those already mentioned, the update's changes include improvements to adaptive brightness and Bluetooth connection reliability.
Here's a look at the release notes from the Surface Update History page:
- Qualcomm(R) Adreno (TM) 680 GPU - 26.18.0901.8000 - improves the Teams app experience.
- Qualcomm(R) Bluetooth UART Transport Driver - 1.0.830.0 - improves BT connection reliability.
- Qualcomm(R) Bus Device - 1.0.1000.0000 - improves system stability.
- Qualcomm(R) Hexagon (TM) 690 DSP - 1.0.1020.1000 - improves system stability.
- Qualcomm(R) Hexagon (TM) 690 DSP - 1.0.1020.1000 - improves system stability.
- Qualcomm(R) Spectra (TM) 390 ISP - 1.0.900.0 - improves system stability while using the camera.
- Qualcomm(R) Spectra (TM) 390 ISP - 1.0.900.0 - improves system stability while using the camera.
- Qualcomm(R) Spectra (TM) 390 ISP - 1.0.900.0 - improves system stability while using the camera.
- Qualcomm(R) Spectra (TM) 390 ISP - 1.0.900.0 - improves system stability while the using camera.
- Qualcomm(R) Spectra (TM) 390 ISP - 1.0.900.1 - improves system stability while the using camera.
- Qualcomm(R) Spectra (TM) 390 ISP - 1.0.900.1- improves system stability while using the camera.
- Qualcomm(R) Spectra (TM) 390 ISP - 1.0.900.1 - improves system stability while using the camera.
- Qualcomm(R) System Manager Device - 1.0.820.0 - improves system stability.
- Qualcomm(R) System Manager Device - 1.0.900.0 - improves system stability.
- Qualcomm(R) Wi-Fi B/G/N/AC (2x2) Svc - 1.0.860.0 - improves connection reliability.
- Surface Camera AVStream Mini Driver - 1.0.900.1 - improves system stability while using the camera.
- Surface Hid Mini Driver - 3.10.139.0 - improves system stability.
- Surface Integration Driver - 20.74.139.0 - improves adaptive brightness.
- Surface Light Sensor - 1.35.139.0 - improves adaptive brightness.
- Surface Radio Monitor - 3.13.139.0 - improves connectivity performance in the tablet mode.
- Surface UEFI - 3.462.140.0 - improves system stability.
You can grab the update through Windows Update, though Microsoft points out that Surface updates are released in stages. If you don't see the firmware update now, check back in after some time to grab the update.
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