Surface Laptop 3 and Book 2 get firmware and driver updates

Microsoft has released a sizeable list of driver and firmware updates for the Surface Laptop 3, along with a smaller list of updates for the three-year/old Surface Book 2. The support pages date the updates back to last week, but the lists of changes were only added today.

For the Surface Laptop 3, only the versions with AMD processors are getting updates for now. As you may recall, there are two screen sizes available for the Surface Laptop 3, and the 13.5-inch model is powered by Intel processors, while the 15-inch model uses AMD, though a business-oriented version of this model is also available with Intel Ice Lake CPUs.

The list of changes for the AMD-based Surface Laptop 3 is quite lengthy and the updates aim to improve a wide range of aspects of the experience:

Windows Update History Name	Device Manager name	Version and Update
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 26.20.12061.1000	AMD Radeon (TM) Vega 9 Graphics - Display Adapter / AMD Radeon (TM) Vega 11 Graphics – Display adapters	26.20.12061.1000 Improves graphics performance and the display resolution through 3rd party docks.
Surface - System devices - 6.94.139.0	Surface Integration Service Device - System devices	6.94.139.0 Improves integration between system services.
Surface - Monitor - 4.28.139.0	Surface Panel - Monitor	4.28.139.0 Improves the device color profile performance.
Surface - Firmware - 14.102.139.0	Surface Keyboard - Firmware	14.102.139.0 Resolves USB Type-C connection conflict that can affect keyboard functionality.
Surface - Firmware - 1.2547.140.0	Surface UEFI – Firmware	1.2547.140.0 Improves system performance and resolves associated system bugcheck.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - SoftwareComponent - 11.0.6000.92	Realtek Hardware Support Application - Software components	11.0.6000.92 Improves audio performance while streaming content.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Media - 6.0.8936.1	Realtek High Definition Audio (SST) - Sound, video, and game controllers	6.0.8936.1 Improves audio performance while streaming content.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Extension - 6.1.0.6	Realtek High Definition Audio (SST) Extension - no Device Manager notes	6.1.0.6 Improves integration between system services.

As for the Surface Book 2, which is set to turn three years old this month, the list of updates is much smaller, and it's mostly focused on the audio experience. Here's the full list of changes:

Windows Update History Name	Device Manager Name	Version and Update
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - SoftwareComponent - 11.0.6000.92	Realtek Hardware Support Application - Software components	11.0.6000.92 Improves audio performance while streaming content.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Media - 6.0.8936.1	Realtek High Definition Audio (SST) - Sound, video, and game controllers	6.0.8936.1 Improves audio performance and resolves associated system bugcheck.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Extension - 6.1.0.6	Realtek High Definition Audio (SST) Extension - no Device Manager notes	6.1.0.6 Improves integration between system services.
Surface – System – 6.94.139.0	Surface Integration – System devices	6.94.139.0 Improves integration between system services.

As usual, the updates are available to users running Windows 10 version 1903 - or the May 2019 Update - or newer. For Surface Laptop 3 users, that shouldn't be hard since it launched with a newer version already installed. Microsoft used to specifically state that certain updates were rolling out gradually, though that hasn't been the case for a while. Still, the company does warn that Surface updates roll out in stages, so you may not see them right away.