All the updates are now available through Windows Update on devices running Windows 10 1903 and newer. You can also download standalone update packages for manual offline installation using the official Surface Firmware website.
UEFI Updates For Surface Devices
Microsoft has released a series of firmware updates for its Surface Go, Surface Go 2, and Surface Laptop Go. The latest batch addresses a series of issues, aiming to improve the overall stability and reliability of these devices.
Microsoft released new firmware updates for its flagship Surface devices this week. The updates, which apply to the Surface Book, Surface Pro 3 and 4 addresses of a range of issues including hibernation, graphics, screen flickering, and even audio.
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Microsoft writes that the firmware updates will improve the stability of the system graphics. In addition, the dynamic refresh rate that is possible in Windows 11 is probably supported for the first time (the device supports the function from the hardware). Furthermore, the firmware update is supposed to bring an improved touch experience as well as increase the performance and stability of the Surface Dock and the pen. The May 2022 firmware update is available for Laptop Studio devices running the Windows 10 October 2020 Update, version 20H2 or later.. (via)
These updates include drivers for Intel(R) Management Engine Interface, Surface dTPM (IFX), Surface Embedded Controller Firmware, Surface Integration, Surface Management Engine, Surface System Aggregator Firmware, and Surface UEFI on Surface Pro 4 devices running Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607) or above and Intel(R) Precise Touch Device on Surface Pro 4 devices running Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Version 1709) and above. These updates improve reliability, recovery from Connected Standby, multi-touch and pen connectivity when the device wakes from sleep, and resolve potential security vulnerabilities on Surface Pro 4.
These updates include updated Surface UEFI firmware for each listed device to address potential security vulnerabilities, including Microsoft security advisory 180002. For more information about this advisory and how it affects Surface devices, see Surface Guidance for Customers and Partners: Protect your devices against the recent chip-related security vulnerability.
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We've released a new version of the Surface Dock Updater, v2.12.136.0, available now from the Surface Tools for IT page at the Microsoft Download Center. This new update includes fixes for external display stability issues when Surface Dock is used with Surface Book devices and includes firmware updates for both the Surface Dock main chipset and DisplayPort.
Note: The updates provided by Surface Dock Updater v2.12.136.0 apply to Surface Dock only when used with Surface Book or Surface Book 2 and do not apply to scenarios where Surface Dock is used with other Surface devices. Surface Dock Updater firmware updates are cumulative. Updating a Surface Dock that has not yet been updated with v2.9.136.0 will provide the improvements of the earlier release in addition to those in v2.12.136.0.
We've released new driver and firmware updates for Surface Pro (Model 1796), Surface Pro with LTE Advanced (Model 1807) and Surface Book devices with Windows 10 Version 1703 (Creators Update) or above. On Surface Pro and Surface Pro with LTE Advanced devices these updates include new Surface System Aggregator firmware. On Surface Book devices these updates include new drivers for Surface Integration and Surface Embedded Controller Firmware. These updates improve system stability and on Surface Book devices provide improved battery reliability.
Earlier this month, on 13 February 2018, we released driver and firmware updates for Surface Book to Windows Update for Surface Integration and Surface Embedded Controller Firmware. Today these updates are now available on the Microsoft Download Center in MSI format. These updates provide improved system stability and battery reliability to Surface Book devices with Windows 10 Version 1703 (Creators Update) and above.
On March 15th we released updates for Surface Pro (Model 1796) and Surface Pro with LTE Advanced (Model 1807) devices to Windows Update for Surface UEFI and Surface System Aggregator Firmware. These updates are now available in MSI format on the Microsoft Download Center from the following links:
Microsoft is aware of the newly announced variants to the speculative execution side-channel attacks that have been made public by Intel in CVE-2018-3639 and CVE-2018-3640. These vulnerabilities affect many modern devices including Surface devices. In addition to the operating system updates, Surface will be making available firmware updates to address these new vulnerabilities. You can find more information about these vulnerabilities and the fixes for Surface devices in KB4073065: Surface guidance to protect against speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities.
As these updates for Surface devices are made available, they will be announced here on the Surface Blog for IT Pros as well as in KB4073065. You can subscribe to the Surface Blog for IT Pros to be alerted when new updates are published or even set up email alerts with Microsoft Flow. 2ff7e9595c
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