Microsoft has rolled out a fairly long list of firmware and driver updates to the fifth-generation of the Surface Pro, as well as last year"s Surface Pro 6. In both cases, the updates mostly aim to improve system stability and reliability, but the list of changes for 2017 Surface Pro is much longer.
Starting with the Surface Pro 6, there are updates for the Intel graphics driver, display color, and most notably, one for the Surface System Aggregator, which should solve some CPU throttling issues. Here"s the full list:
| Windows Update History Name | Device Manager Name |
|---|---|
| Intel Corporation – Display – 24.20.100.6294 | Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 – Display adapters Intel(R) UHD Graphics 640 – Display adapters
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| Intel Corporation – Extension – 24.20.100.6293 | Intel(R) HD Graphics extension sub-component
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| Surface - Firmware - 239.2638.257.0 | Surface System Aggregator - Firmware
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| Surface - System – 3.104.139.0 | Surface Display Color – System devices
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| Surface - System – 6.35.139.0 | Surface Serial Hub Driver – System devices
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As for the Surface Pro (fifth generation), the list of updates is significantly longer. However, they don"t seem to target as many specific issues, with most updates just listing improvements to system stability. There are some improvements to the GPS location service and battery reliability, though. Here"s the full list of changes:
| Windows Update History Name | Device Manager Name |
|---|---|
| Intel Corporation – Display – 24.20.100.6293 | Intel(R) HD Graphics 620 – Display adapters Intel(R) Iris(R) Plus Graphics 640 – Display adapters
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| Surface - Firmware - 239.2638.257.0 | Surface System Aggregator - Firmware
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| Surface - Firmware - 234.2344.769.0 | Surface UEFI - Firmware
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| Intel - HIDClass - 3.1.0.3527 | HID PCI Minidriver for ISS - Human Interface Devices
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| Surface - HIDClass - 23.608.139.0 | Surface Pen Settings - Human Interface Devices
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| Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - media - 6.0.1.8439 | Realtek High Definition Audio(SST) - Sound, video, and game controllers
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| Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - extension -1.0.0.8439 | Realtek High Definition Audio extension sub-component
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| Intel – SoftwareComponent - 1.49.213.1 | Intel(R) ICLS Client - Software devices
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| Realtek – SoftwareComponent - 11.0.6000.91 | Realtek Hardware Support Application - Software devices
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| Intel - Extension - 1.49.213.1 | Intel(R) ICLS_icl Client extension sub-component
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| Intel(R) Corporation - System - 9.21.00.3755 | Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology (intel(R) SST) OED - System devices
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| Intel - System - 10.1.5.1 | Mobile 7th/8th Generation Intel(R) Processor Family I/O LPC Controller (U with iHDCP2.2 Premium) - System devices
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| Intel - System - 10.1.10.2 | Intel(R) Host Bridge/DRAM Registers - 5904 - System devices
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| Intel(R) Corporation - System - 1.0.120.0 | Detection Verification - System devices
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| Intel – System - 8.4.11000.6436 | Intel(R) Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Processor Participant - System devices
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| Intel - System - 8.4.11000.6436 | Intel(R) Dynamic Platform Thermal Framework Manager - System devices
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| Intel - System - 3.1.0.3527 | Intel(R) Integrated Sensor Solution - System devices
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| Intel - System - 3.1.0.3527 | Intel(R) ISS Dynamic Bus Enumerator - System devices
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| Intel - System - 1815.12.0.2021 | Intel(R) Management Engine Interface - System devices
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| Intel Corporation - System - 30.100.1823.1 | Intel(R) Serial IO 12C Host Controller - System devices
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| Intel Corporation - System - 30.100.1823.1 | Intel(R) Serial IO GPIO Host Controller- System devices
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| Intel Corporation - System - 30.100.1823.1 | Intel(R) Serial IO UART Host Controller- System devices
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| Intel(R) Corporation - System - 9.21.00.3755 | Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology (intel(R) SST) Audio Controller - System devices
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| Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Universal Serial Bus controllers - 1.0.0.8439 | Realtek USB Card Reader - Universal Serial Bus Controllers
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| Surface - System - 5.7.139.0 | Surface Integration - System devices
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| Surface - System - 3.21.139.0 | Surface Pen Pairing - System devices
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If you have either of these devices, you should be able to find these updates through Windows Update, as long as you"re running the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, also known as version 1803, or later. Judging by the length of the changelog, your experience should be much better after installing them.