Surface Pro (2017) and Surface Pro 6 get long lists of driver and firmware updates

Microsoft has rolled out a fairly long list of firmware and driver updates to the fifth-generation of the Surface Pro, as well as last year"s Surface Pro 6. In both cases, the updates mostly aim to improve system stability and reliability, but the list of changes for 2017 Surface Pro is much longer.

Starting with the Surface Pro 6, there are updates for the Intel graphics driver, display color, and most notably, one for the Surface System Aggregator, which should solve some CPU throttling issues. Here"s the full list:

Windows Update History Name

Device Manager Name

Intel Corporation – Display – 24.20.100.6294

Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 – Display adapters

Intel(R) UHD Graphics 640 – Display adapters

  • 24.20.100.6294 improves system stability and performance.
Intel Corporation – Extension – 24.20.100.6293

Intel(R) HD Graphics extension sub-component

  • 24.20.100.6293 improves system stability and performance.
Surface - Firmware - 239.2638.257.0

Surface System Aggregator - Firmware

  • 239.2638.257.0 improves battery stability, resolves CPU throttling to 400MHz and Type Cover connectivity scenarios.
Surface - System – 3.104.139.0

Surface Display Color – System devices

  • 3.104.139.0 improves and resolves Display color.
Surface - System – 6.35.139.0

Surface Serial Hub Driver – System devices

  • 6.35.139.0 improves system stability and performance.

As for the Surface Pro (fifth generation), the list of updates is significantly longer. However, they don"t seem to target as many specific issues, with most updates just listing improvements to system stability. There are some improvements to the GPS location service and battery reliability, though. Here"s the full list of changes:

Windows Update History Name Device Manager Name
Intel Corporation – Display – 24.20.100.6293

Intel(R) HD Graphics 620 – Display adapters

Intel(R) Iris(R) Plus Graphics 640 – Display adapters

  • 24.20.100.6293 improves browser stability.
Surface - Firmware - 239.2638.257.0

Surface System Aggregator - Firmware

  • 239.2638.257.0 improves system stability.
Surface - Firmware - 234.2344.769.0

Surface UEFI - Firmware

  • 234.2344.769.0 improves GPS location service, and battery reliability.
Intel - HIDClass - 3.1.0.3527

HID PCI Minidriver for ISS - Human Interface Devices

  • 3.1.0.3527 improves system stability.
Surface - HIDClass - 23.608.139.0

Surface Pen Settings - Human Interface Devices

  • 23.608.139.0 improves system stability.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - media - 6.0.1.8439

Realtek High Definition Audio(SST) - Sound, video, and game controllers

  • 6.0.1.8439 improves system stability.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - extension -1.0.0.8439

Realtek High Definition Audio extension sub-component

  • 1.0.0.8439 improves system stability.
Intel – SoftwareComponent - 1.49.213.1

Intel(R) ICLS Client - Software devices

  • 1.49.213.1 improves system stability.
Realtek – SoftwareComponent - 11.0.6000.91

Realtek Hardware Support Application - Software devices

  • 11.0.6000.91 improves system stability.
Intel - Extension - 1.49.213.1

Intel(R) ICLS_icl Client extension sub-component

  • 1.49.213.1 improves system stability.
Intel(R) Corporation - System - 9.21.00.3755

Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology (intel(R) SST) OED - System devices

  • 9.21.00.3755 improves music service application performance.
Intel - System - 10.1.5.1

Mobile 7th/8th Generation Intel(R) Processor Family I/O LPC Controller (U with iHDCP2.2 Premium) - System devices

  • 10.1.5.1 improves system stability.
Intel - System - 10.1.10.2

Intel(R) Host Bridge/DRAM Registers - 5904 - System devices

  • 10.1.10.2 improves system stability.
Intel(R) Corporation - System - 1.0.120.0

Detection Verification - System devices

  • 1.0.120.0 improves music service application performance.
Intel – System - 8.4.11000.6436

Intel(R) Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Processor Participant - System devices

  • 8.4.11000.6436 improves system stability.
Intel - System - 8.4.11000.6436

Intel(R) Dynamic Platform Thermal Framework Manager - System devices

  • 8.4.11000.6436 improves system stability.
Intel - System - 3.1.0.3527

Intel(R) Integrated Sensor Solution - System devices

  • 3.1.0.3527 improves system stability.
Intel - System - 3.1.0.3527

Intel(R) ISS Dynamic Bus Enumerator - System devices

  • 3.1.0.3527 improves system stability.
Intel - System - 1815.12.0.2021

Intel(R) Management Engine Interface - System devices

  • 1815.12.0.2021 improves system stability.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.100.1823.1

Intel(R) Serial IO 12C Host Controller - System devices

  • 30.100.1823.1 improves system stability.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.100.1823.1

Intel(R) Serial IO GPIO Host Controller- System devices

  • 30.100.1823.1 improves system stability.
Intel Corporation - System - 30.100.1823.1

Intel(R) Serial IO UART Host Controller- System devices

  • 30.100.1823.1 improves system stability.
Intel(R) Corporation - System - 9.21.00.3755

Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology (intel(R) SST) Audio Controller - System devices

  • 9.21.00.3755 improves music service application performance.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Universal Serial Bus controllers - 1.0.0.8439

Realtek USB Card Reader - Universal Serial Bus Controllers

  • 1.0.0.8439 improves system stability.
Surface - System - 5.7.139.0

Surface Integration - System devices

  • 5.7.139.0 improves system stability.
Surface - System - 3.21.139.0

Surface Pen Pairing - System devices

  • 3.21.139.0 improves system stability.

If you have either of these devices, you should be able to find these updates through Windows Update, as long as you"re running the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, also known as version 1803, or later. Judging by the length of the changelog, your experience should be much better after installing them.

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