Microsoft released a number of firmware and driver updates for a number of its Surface devices today, and those are on top of the ones that came for the Surface Pro with Advanced LTE yesterday. Today"s updates are for the Surface Studio, Book, and Pro 4.
The Surface Studio got the smallest list of changes. Here"s what"s new:
| Windows Update History Name | Device Manager Name |
|---|---|
| Surface – Firmware – 11.7.4.3330 | Surface Management Engine - Firmware
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| Surface – Firmware – 118.1895.770.0 | Surface UEFI – Firmware
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| Surface Firmware – 5.62.3126.2 | Surface dTPM (IFX) – Firmware
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| Intel – System – 11.7.0.1040 | Intel(R) Management Engine Interface – System device
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Security bulletin 170012 refers to a vulnerability in TPM that could allow Security Feature Bypass. According to Microsoft"s Value Indicator chart, these updates improve security, reliability, and battery life (yes, battery life, on an all-in-one), and has no effect on connectivity, compatibility, or performance.
You can manually download the driver package here.
The Surface Book got a broader range of drivers and firmware. Here"s what"s new:
| Windows Update History Name | Device Manager Name |
|---|---|
| Intel Corporation – HIDClass – 1.2.0.99 | Intel(R) Precise Touch Device – Human Interface Devices
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| Intel Corporation – System – 9.21.0.2853 | Intel(R) Smart Sound (SST) Audio Bus – System devices
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| Intel Corporation – System – 9.21.0.2853 | Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology (SST) OED– System devices
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| NVIDIA – Display – 23.21.13.8808 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX – Display adapter
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| Realtek – Media – 6.0.1.8242 | Realtek High Definition Audio(SST) - Sound, video, and GC
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| Microsoft – Storage -11.0.0.1 | Surface NVM Express Controller – Storage Controllers
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| Surface – System – 2.27.136.0 | Surface DTX – System devices
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According to the Value Indicator chart, these updates improve reliability, connectivity, compatibility, and performance, with no effect on security or battery life. You can manually download the package here.
Finally, the Surface Pro 4 also got a long list of updates. Here"s what"s new:
| Windows Update History Name | Device Manager Name |
|---|---|
| Intel Corporation – HIDClass – 1.2.0.99 | Intel(R) Precise Touch Device – Human Interface Devices
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| Microsoft driver update for Surface Embedded Controller Firmware | Surface Embedded Controller Firmware - Firmware
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| Surface driver update for Surface ME | Surface Management Engine - Firmware
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| Microsoft driver update for Surface System Aggregator | Surface System Aggregator Firmware – Firmware
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| Surface driver update for Surface UEFI | Surface UEFI – Firmware
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| Surface driver update for Surface dTPM (IFX) | Surface dTPM (IFX) – Firmware
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| Intel driver update for Intel(R) Management Engine Interface | Intel(R) Management Engine Interface – System device
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| Microsoft driver update for Surface Integration | Surface Integration – System devices
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These updates should improve security, reliability, connectivity, and battery life, with no effect on compatibility or performance. You can download the package here.
Of course, you don"t have to install any of these manually. You can just head over to Settings -> Update & security -> Windows Update -> Check for updates.