Microsoft has announced today the release of a new batch of driver updates for its Surface Pro 4, Surface Book and Surface 3 devices. There is up to nine separate updates for the latest Surface 2-in-1s that will improve touch stability, pen pairing, battery life as well as stability and performance. The Surface 3 Wifi and LTE models will only get up to two updates that improve “modem stability.”
Here are the full update names with version numbers below:
Surface Pro 4
- Intel(R) Precise Touch Device (v1.1.0.246) improves touch stability when the device resumes operation from sleep or hibernation.
- Surface Integration (v1.0.97.0) optimizes screen brightness when the device resumes operation from sleep or hibernation.
- Surface Integration Service Device (v1.0.115.0) ensures the default Balanced power plan is set correctly when the operating system is updated.
- Surface Pen Pairing (v1.0.56.0) improves pen pairing with the device.
- Surface Management Engine (v11.0.15.1003) improves stability and performance when you change between power states.
- Surface UEFI (v106.1281.768.0) improves stability and performance when you change between power states.
- Surface Integration (v1.0.103.0) improves the device usability and battery life.
- Surface Integration Service Device (v1.0.146.0) makes sure the default Balanced power plan is set correctly when the operating system is updated.
Surface Book
- Intel(R) Precise Touch Device (v1.1.0.246) improves touch stability when the device resumes operation from sleep or hibernation.
- Surface DTX (v1.3.422.1) optimizes log file storage space management.
- Surface Integration (v1.1.309.0) optimizes screen brightness when the device resumes operation from sleep or hibernation.
- Surface Integration Service Device (v1.0.115.0) ensures the default Balanced power plan is set correctly when the operating system is updated.
- Surface Pen Pairing (v1.0.56.0) improves pen pairing with the device.
- Surface Management Engine (v11.0.15.1003) improves stability and performance when you change between power states.
- Surface UEFI (v90.1281.768.0) improves stability and performance when you change between power states.
- Surface Integration (v1.1.315.0) improves the device usability and battery life.
- Surface Integration Service Device (v1.0.146.0) makes sure the default Balanced power plan is set correctly when the operating system is updated.
Surface 3 (Wifi) devices running Windows 10
- Surface USB XHCI Host controller (v1.0.1.1) improves modem stability.
Surface 3 (LTE) devices
Windows 10
- Surface USB XHCI Host controller (v1.0.1.1) improves modem stability.
- Intel(R) USB Flash Loader utility (v1.0.1.2) improves modem stability.
Windows 8.1
- Intel(R) USB Flash Loader utility (v1.0.1.2) improves modem stability.
You can get all these updates by checking for updates in Windows Update, or you can download the installers manually at Microsoft’s Download Center. We invite you to read Microsoft’s blog post for more details on how to proceed.