If you’ve been waiting for some new firmware update goodness for your Surface Pro 4, then Microsoft decided to deliver a little later in the afternoon than usual (at least on the east coast of the U.S.). Today, Microsoft pushed some firmware updates for the Surface Pro 4 (updated: and the Surface Book as well), including a number of components.
On the author’s machine, an update error notification first came in, and visiting Settings > Windows Update, the following screen popped up:
Hitting update then installed each component separately, and then the machine rebooted. So, the process was a little different than past updates, with the addition of another step. Your mileage may vary.
Here’s a textual list of everything that was updated:
- Microsoft driver update for Surface Camera Windows Hello
- Intel Corporation driver update for Intel AVStream Camera 2500
- Intel Corporation driver update for Microsoft IR Camera Front
- Microsoft driver update for Surface UEFI
- Intel Corporation driver update for Intel CSI2 Host Controller
- Intel Corporation driver update for Intel Control Logic
- Intel Corporation driver update for Intel Imaging Signal Processor 2500
- Microsoft driver update for Surface CoSAR Driver
- Intel Corporation driver update for Intel HD Graphics 520
- Intel Corporation driver update for Microsoft Camera Front
- Microsoft driver update for Surface Embedded Controller Firmware
- Microsoft driver update for Surface System Aggregator Firmware
- Intel Corporation driver update for Microsoft Camera Rear
Microsoft has published the changelog for the update, and here it is:
- Surface Embedded Controller Firmware update (v103.1122.256.0) adjustments to system thermal tuning.
- Surface System Aggregator Firmware update (v103.1135.257.0) addresses a case where after you resume the Surface Pro 4 device from hibernation and detach the cover, the auto-rotate feature does not work.
- Surface UEFI update (v104.1121.768.0) addresses screen flickering in Microsoft Edge and other applications.
- Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 driver update (v20.19.15.4409) improves the overall stability of the graphics driver, resolves screen flickering in several popular applications, and cases where the display does not reinitialize correctly after the device resumes from sleep or hibernation.
- Intel(R) Display Audio driver update (v8.20.0.865) supports compatibility with the updated HD Graphics Family driver.
- Surface Camera drivers set (v30.10586.7035.1976) improves Windows Hello stability.
- Intel(R) AVStream Camera 2500 driver update (v30.10586.7035.1976)
- Intel(R) Control Logic driver update (v30.10586.7035.1976)
- Intel(R) CSI2 Host Controller driver update (v30.10586.7035.1976)
- Intel(R) Imaging Signal Processor 2500 driver update (v30.10586.7035.1976)
- Microsoft Camera Front driver update (v30.10586.7035.1976)
- Microsoft Camera Rear driver update (v30.10586.7035.1976)
- Microsoft IR Camera Front driver update (v30.10586.7035.1976)
- Surface Camera Windows Hello driver update (v1.0.45.0) improves Windows Hello stability.
- Surface CoSAR driver update (v1.0.47.0) adds support for additional Wi-Fi signal algorithms to improve signal strength with some 5-GHz access points.
- Surface Dock Integration driver update (v1.0.6.0) improves stability and compatibility with external monitors and passive video adapters.
- Surface Dock Firmware Update driver update (v1.2.6.0) improves stability and compatibility with external monitors and passive video adapters.
If you have a Surface Pro 4, go hit that update button, and let us know in the comments if you notice any improvements. If you have a Surface Book, hit up our tip line and let us know if you receive an update as well. (Author’s note: the first thing I noticed after the update is that Windows Hello is significantly faster on my Surface Pro 4. That’s a good thing.)
Update: The Surface Book received its own set of updates as well.
