Surface Studio 2+ gets fixes for Wi-Fi dropouts

If you are an owner of the Surface Studio 2+, Microsoft's most expensive and the biggest Surface computer, then you have a new firmware update to install. The September 2024 release is now fully available, and it fixes security vulnerabilities that allow for privilege escalation and a bug causing your Surface computer to drop Wi-Fi connection when not using a wired Ethernet connection.

The security vulnerabilities in question are INTEL-SA-00999 and INTEL-SA-01083. The first is a bunch of vulnerabilities in the Intel Converged Security and Manageability Engine, Intel Active Management Technology, Intel Standard Manageability, and Intel Wi-Fi software. The second is a potential vulnerability in the SMI Transfer Monitor.

The following update is available for Surface Studio 2+ devices running Windows 11 September 2022 Update, Version 22H2, or greater.

Improvements and fixes:

• Addresses a potential security vulnerability related to Intel Security Advisories INTEL-SA-00999 and INTEL-SA- 01083.

• Addresses the problem that caused Wi-Fi to drop when the device wasn't connected to Ethernet cable.

Here is the list of new drivers:

Here is extra information about the release:

The Surface Studio 2+ is supported until October 2, 2028. Its predecessor, the Surface Studio 2, will be out of support on October 2, 2024.