Surface Book Picks Up Its Own Massive Set of Updates

Joining most of its other stablemates, Microsoft’s original Surface Book this week picked up its own massive set of firmware updates.

And yes, these are largely related to the Spectre and Meltdown chipset flaws too.

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“We released updates for Surface Book devices running Windows 10 Fall Creators Update version 1709 or greater to Windows Update,” Microsoft’s Scott McArthur writes in the Surface Blog for IT Pros. “These updates improve system stability, graphics performance, and resolve potential security vulnerabilities including Microsoft security advisory ADV180012 and ADV180013.”

The following updates are now available for Surface Book:

  • Intel(R) AVStream Camera 2500 v30.15063.6.6082 improves system stability.
  • Intel(R) CSI2 Host Controller v30.15063.6.6082 improves system stability.
  • Intel(R) Display Audio v10.25.0.8 improves system stability.
  • Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 v24.20.100.6136 improves system stability.
  • Intel(R) Imaging Signal Processor 2500 v30.15063.6.6082 improves system stability.
  • Intel(R) Management Engine Interface v11.7.0.1057 improves system stability.
  • Intel(R) Precise Touch Device v1.2.0.100 improves system stability.
  • Intel(R) Serial IO 12C Host Controller v30.100.1725.1 improves system stability.
  • Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology (Intel(R) SST) Audio Controller v9.21.0.3347 improves system stability.
  • Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology (Intel(R) SST) OED v9.21.0.3347 improves system stability.
  • Microsoft Camera Front v30.15063.6.6082 improves system stability.
  • Microsoft Camera Rear v30.15063.6.6082 improves system stability.
  • Microsoft Control Logic v30.15063.6.6082 improves system stability.
  • Microsoft IR Camera Front v30.15063.6.6082 improves system stability.
  • NVIDIA GeForce GPU v23.21.13.9140 improves graphics performance.
  • Surface Management Engine Firmware v11.8.50.3448 improves system stability.
  • Surface UEFI Firmware v91.2289.769.0 resolves potential security vulnerabilities, including Microsoft Security Advisory 180012 and 180013.

Surface Book owners are no stranger to firmware updates of course, as these machines were the primary issue in Microsoft’s Surfacegate issues. But even in the scope of previous updates, this set is particularly noteworthy. And very similar to recent sets of massive updates for Surface Pro 4 and Surface Laptop, Surface Pro (2017), and Surface Book 2.

 

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  • jongraphs

    25 August, 2018 - 12:43 pm

    <p>Still can't set up FaceID after firmware updates ?‍♂️ Oh well </p>

    • SRLRacing

      25 August, 2018 - 7:50 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#304279">In reply to jongraphs:</a></em></blockquote><p>Sounds like you have another issue you need to troubleshoot. Like FaceID not being a thing.</p>

      • jongraphs

        25 August, 2018 - 10:38 pm

        <blockquote><em><a href="#304341">In reply to SRLRacing:</a></em></blockquote><p> ? Ok, "Windows Hello Face Recognition". Is the nerd happy now?</p>

        • starkover

          27 August, 2018 - 1:43 pm

          <blockquote><em><a href="#304349">In reply to jongraphs:</a></em></blockquote><p>Tough crowd</p>

    • jongraphs

      10 July, 2019 - 9:23 pm

      <blockquote><a href="#304279"><em>IN REPLY TO JONGRAPHS:</em></a>

      </blockquote><p>SRL's got no comeback for that one ?</p>

  • PeteB

    25 August, 2018 - 5:35 pm

    <p>The patches to patches on these surface devices are a running joke at this point. Maybe if they hadn't fired their QA division they wouldn't need so many.</p>

  • SRLRacing

    25 August, 2018 - 7:50 pm

    <p>Got these updates a few weeks ago. I guess they tested them on us Insiders, its been a while since they did that. Fixed an issue I have always had with audio through a Surface Dock where the Surface Book would need to unplugged/replugged/restarted to identify an external audio device. I haven't had to do that dance since the update. </p>

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