Microsoft continues to do a stellar job of supporting its iconic Surface Pro 3 with firmware updates. This week, it issued its fourth set of updates for the device in 2017.
This one is a small update, however, with just two improvements aimed at reliability and battery life. They are:
Sign up for our new free newsletter to get three time-saving tips each Friday — and get free copies of Paul Thurrott's Windows 11 and Windows 10 Field Guides (normally $9.99) as a special welcome gift!
"*" indicates required fields
Surface – Firmware – 38.13.50.0. Surface Pro Embedded Controller Firmware 38.13.50.0 improves battery life during sleep.
Surface – Firmware – 3.11.2150.0. Surface Pro UEFI 3.11.2150.0 improves PXE performance on IPv6.
As always, these updates are available to Surface Pro 3 users via Windows Update.
Delmont
<p>When did these first come out? How much longer will they be supported? If you can get one for a good deal, worth the money today? Thx</p>
Delmont
<blockquote><a href="#123331"><em>In reply to pmeinl:</em></a></blockquote><p>Yikes. So you would say don't waste your money if even on a good used deal? What year did they first come out?</p>
Delmont
<blockquote><a href="#123403"><em>In reply to CrownSeven:</em></a></blockquote><p>What is a fair price on a Surface Pro 3 these days would you say? How much life and support do they have in them?</p>
Basic Account
<p>For sure.</p>