Microsoft has unleashed a tsunami of firmware and driver updates for Surface Laptop, Surface Pro (2017), Surface Book and Surface Pro 3.
The number of updates to Surface Laptop and Surface Pro (2017) is rather incredible, and many relate to Windows Mixed Reality. As an example, the following updates are available for Surface Laptop, and they address security, reliability, connectivity, compatibility, performance, and battery Life.
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Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. driver update for Marvell AVASTAR Bluetooth Radio Adapter.Marvell AVASTAR Bluetooth Radio Adapter – Bluetooth 15.68.9120.47 required to support Windows Mixed Reality features.
Intel Corporation driver update for Intel(R) HD Graphics 620. Intel(R) HD Graphics 620 – Display adapters 22.20.16.4749 required to support Windows Mixed Reality features.
Surface driver update for Surface Keyboard. Surface Keyboard – Firmware 135.1713.0.0 improves keyboard safe-mode experience.
Surface driver update for Surface System Aggregator. Surface System Aggregator – Firmware 135.1704.1.0 improves system stability.
Surface driver update for Surface Trackpad. Surface Trackpad – Firmware 2.122.2683.0.0 Improves two-finger scrolling.
Surface driver update for Surface UEFI. Surface UEFI – Firmware 136.1736.769.0 improves system stability.
Surface driver update for Surface Dock Integration. Surface Dock Integration – Human Interface Devices 1.0.6.0 Improves Surface Dock stability.
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. driver update for Marvell AVASTAR Wireless-AC Network Controller. Marvell AVASTAR Wireless – AC Network Controller – Network adapters 15.68.9120.47 required to support Windows Mixed Reality features.
Intel Corporation driver update for Intel(R) Display Audio. Intel(R) Display Audio – Sound, video and game controller 10.22.1.100 required to support Windows Mixed Reality features.
Surface – System – 1.1.1199.0. Surface Storage Firmware Update – System device 1.1.1199.0 improves system stability.
Surface driver update for Surface Integration Service Device. Surface Integration Service Device – System device 1.0.801.0 improves system stability.
Surface driver update for Surface Integration. Surface Integration – System device 2.0.535.0 improves keyboard safe-mode experience.
Surface driver update for Surface Dock Firmware Update. Surface Dock Firmware Update – System device 1.2.6.0 Improves Surface Dock update installation and DisplayPort stability.
ryandevega
<p>I am still amused that with Android, iOS, and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">macOS not having to manage drivers for many years, this is still the status quo in the Windows world. I can't be the only one who sees this!</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">…and no, I don't need an explanation on Windows hardware diversity being the reason this is still the norm. But seriously, why deal with this?!</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Edit: Wait, and this is on Surface! Microsoft makes the OS and the hardware and there are still component/package-level driver updates?! LOL!</span></p>
ryandevega
<blockquote><a href="#208870"><em>In reply to ryandevega:</em></a></blockquote><p>To the couple of folks who downvoted my comment, I'd love to better understand why the MS way of driver management is better than what's available on competing platforms. Help me understand why anyone who doesn't find value in low-level system management would want this in 2017. Think about how this might relate to Microsoft's significant decline in market/mindshare in recent years and whether you're on the right side of this ideal.</p>