Microsoft delivered firmware updates to all three of its current “pro” Surface devices—Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, and Surface Pro 3—but it originally declined to document the changes. Today, finally, that changed.
Here’s what’s new.
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Surface Book
Described as “System Firmware Update – 10/23/2015” or “System Hardware Update – 10/23/2015,” this update includes:
- Surface Camera drivers set (v30.10154.6640.152) enables the Windows Hello feature.
- Control Logic driver (v30.10154.6640.152)
- CSI2 Host Controller driver (v30.10154.6640.152)
- Imaging Signal Processor 2500 driver (v30.10154.6640.152)
- Microsoft Camera Front driver (v30.10154.6640.152)
- Microsoft Camera Rear driver (v30.10154.6640.152)
- Microsoft IR Camera Front driver (v30.10154.6640.152)
- Surface Camera Windows Hello driver (v1.0.24.0)
- AVStream Camera 2500 driver (v30.10154.6640.152)
- Surface Display Calibration driver (v1.1.371.0) improves the overall display stability.
- Surface Integration driver (v1.1.263.0) improves storage performance.
- Surface Storage Firmware Update driver (v1.447.0) improves storage performance.
Surface Pro 4
Described as “System Firmware Update – 10/23/2015” or “System Hardware Update – 10/23/2015,” this update includes:
- Surface Camera drivers set (v30.10154.6640.152) enables the Windows Hello feature.
- Control Logic driver (v30.10154.6640.152)
- CSI2 Host Controller driver (v30.10154.6640.152)
- Imaging Signal Processor 2500 driver (v30.10154.6640.152)
- Microsoft Camera Front driver (v30.10154.6640.152)
- Microsoft Camera Rear driver (v30.10154.6640.152)
- Microsoft IR Camera Front driver (v30.10154.6640.152)
- Surface Camera Windows Hello driver (v1.0.24.0)
- AVStream Camera 2500 driver (v30.10154.6640.152)
- Surface Display Calibration driver (v1.1.371.0) improves the overall display stability.
- Surface Integration driver (v1.0.59.0) improves storage performance.
- Surface Storage Firmware Update driver (v1.447.0) improves storage performance.
Surface Pro 3
Described as “System Firmware Update – 10/26/2015,” this update includes the following:
- Surface Pro System Aggregator Firmware update (v3.9.750.0) adds support for Microsoft Surface Dock on Surface Pro 3.
- Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Type Cover drivers set update adds support for the Surface Pro 4 Type Cover on Surface Pro 3.
- Surface Type Cover Filter Device driver (v.1.1.360.0)
- Surface Fingerprint Sensor driver (v2.2.10.4)
- Surface Type Cover Integration driver (v1.1.362.0)
- Surface Pro 4 Type Cover Integration driver (v1.1.359.0)
- Surface PTP Filter driver (v1.0.33.1)
- Surface Accessory Firmware update driver (v1.1.382.0)
- Surface Keyboard Backlight driver (1.1.365.0)