Microsoft releases new firmware enabling Eye Contact on Surface Pro X; fixes for Book 2

Firmware updates are coming in hot for Microsoft"s Surface Pro X and Surface Book 2 PCs. While both are getting updates, what"s getting updated is very different.

For the Surface Pro X, there"s actually a new feature being enabled. You"ll finally be able to use the new Eye Contact feature, which uses AI to straighten your gaze and make it look like you"re looking at the webcam. It"s been promised since the launch of the ARM-powered tablet.

Here"s the full changelog:

Windows Update History Name	Device Manager Name	Version and Update
Microsoft Corporation – System Hardware Update	Qualcomm(R) System Manager Device	1.0.1080.0000 Addresses security updates and improves system stability.
	Surface UEFI	3.517.140.0 Enables the Eye Contact feature, addresses security updates, and addresses display scale issues.
	Qualcomm(R) Hexagon(TM) 690 DSP	1.0.1130.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) Power Management	1.0.0980.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP	1.0.1120.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP	1.0.1120.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP	1.0.1120.2 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP	1.0.1120.2 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP	1.0.1120.2 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) System Manager Device	1.0.1120.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Surface Camera AVStream Mini Driver	1.0.1120.2 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Surface Camera Front Sensor Driver Extension	1.0.1120.2 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Surface Camera Rear Sensor Driver Extension	1.0.1120.2 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Surface Pro X CDSP Subsystem Bus Device Extension	1.0.1160.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Surface Pro X Power Engine Plug-in Device	1.0.1130.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP	1.0.1120.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature and the resolves Camera App crash.
	Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP	1.0.1120.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature and resolves the Camera App crash.
	Surface Camera Aux Sensor Driver Extension	1.0.1120.2 Enables the Eye Contact feature and resolves the Camera App crash.
	Surface Integration Service Device	6.83.139.0 Improves the Power status UI.
	Surface SMF	11.2.0.1 Improves device stability and performance.
	Qualcomm(R) Hexagon(TM) 690 DSP	1.0.1130.0000 Resolves bluescreen error state.
	Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) 680 GPU	26.18.1180.0000 Resolves Edge performance scenario.
	Surface Pro X Sensors Subsystem Bus Device Extension	1.0.710.2 Detection sensor improvement.

While it"s a super-long changelog with some duplicate entries (it was copied verbatim), all you"ll see on your end is a single "System Hardware Update".

As for the Surface Book 2, it"s getting new firmware that has some key fixes, one for Windows Hello and one for CPU throttling. Here"s the changelog:

Windows Update History Name	Device Manager Name	Version and Update
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414	Intel AVStream Camera 2500	30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414	Intel Control Logic	30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414	Intel CSI2 Host Controller	30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414	Intel Imaging Signal Processor 2500	30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414	Intel Microsoft Camera Front	30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414	Intel Microsoft Camera IR	30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.18305.6.12414	Intel Microsoft Camera Rear	30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Surface - Firmware - 390.3279.768.0	Surface UEFI Capsule	390.3279.768.0 Resolves an issue where the CPU will throttle down to .4GHz, and *improves the Battery Smart Charging reliability.

Unlike updates for the Surface Pro X, you"ll get all of these firmware and driver updates separately for the Book 2. If you want to download the firmware and driver bundle, you can get it for the Surface Book 2 here.

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