Surface Laptop 3 with AMD processors get new firmware updates

Rabia Noureen

Microsoft has rolled out new firmware updates for all 15” Surface Laptop 3 models with AMD processors (via Neowin). The new bits should improve system stability, battery life, and more. You can see the full changelog below:

  • AMD Radeon (TM) Vega 9 Graphics – Display Adapter / AMD Radeon (TM) Vega 11 Graphics – Display adapters: 26.20.12055.1000 Improves external monitor resolution support.
  • Surface UEFI – Firmware: 1.2449.140.0 Improves system stability.
  • Surface Integration – System devices: 6.83.139.0 Addresses issues related to Boot Configuration options and improves error correction.
  • AMD Micro PEP Device – System devices: 1.0.27.0 Improves battery life.
    Surface – Extension: 5.5.0.0 Enables Surface Dock 2 update.

There are no firmware updates yet for Intel variants of the Surface Laptop 3, but that may change soon. In the meantime, you’ll need to head to Settings > Update and Security > Windows Update and click on ‘Check for updates’ to manually install the new firmware updates. This is once again a gradual rollout, so you may not be able to install these updates immediately.