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Microsoft rolls out updates for Surface Book 3, Laptop 3, and Pro 7

A handful of Microsoft's Surface devices are getting a slew of driver and firmware updates this week, including the Surface Laptop 3, Book 3, and Pro 7. All of the devices getting updates are powered by Intel Ice Lake processors, and a few of the updates appear to be the same across the different devices.

Starting with the Surface Book 3, which launched earlier this year, the updates address a few different areas, including wireless communications, audio, and the display. Here's the full list:

Windows Update History Name Device Manager Name Version and Update
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Media - 6.0.8936.1

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

6.0.8936.1

  • Improves audio performance and resolves the associated system bugcheck.
Surface – System – 22.27.139.0 Surface Integration – System devices

22.27.139.0

  • Improves integration between system services
Surface - Monitor - 3.101.139.0 Surface Panel - Monitor

3.101.139.0

  • Resolves low brightness issues and improves the device color profile performance.
Surface – System – 2.29.137.0

Surface System Telemetry Driver

2.29.137.0

  • Facilitates power and thermal related data analysis.
Intel - net - 21.110.3.2

Intel(R) WiFi 6 AX201 160MHz - Network adapters

21.110.3.2

  • Improves Wi-Fi stability.
Intel Corporation - Bluetooth - 21.110.0.3 Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth - Bluetooth

21.110.0.3

  • Improves Bluetooth stability.

Moving on to the Surface Laptop 3, the new updates are only for the Intel-based models, as the AMD-powered variants were updated a few days ago. For the sake of keeping the list more manageable, the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth updates are exactly the same ones listed above. Additionally, you should see the following:

Windows Update History Name Device Manager Name Version and Update
Surface - Monitor - 4.28.139.0 Surface Panel - Monitor

4.28.139.0

  • Resolves low brightness issues and improves the device color profile performance.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - SoftwareComponent - 11.0.6000.92 Realtek Hardware Support Application - Software components

11.0.6000.92

  • Resolves the application crash during audio scenario.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Media - 6.0.8936.1 Realtek High Definition Audio (SST) - Sound, video, and game controllers

6.0.8936.1

  • Improves audio performance and battery life.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Extension - 6.1.0.6 Realtek High Definition Audio (SST) Extension - no Device Manager notes

6.1.0.6

  • Improves integration between system services.

Finally, the Surface Pro 7 shares the same Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and monitor-related updates as the Surface Laptop 3. Additionally, it has the following updates:

Windows Update History Name Device Manager Name Version and Update
Surface – Firmware – 14.310.139.0 Surface System Aggregator – Firmware

14.310.139.0

  • Improves system stability and system telemetry reporting.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - SoftwareComponent - 11.0.6000.92 Realtek Hardware Support Application - Software components

11.0.6000.92

  • Improves audio performance while streaming content.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Media - 6.0.8936.1 Realtek High Definition Audio (SST) - Sound, video, and game controllers

6.0.8936.1

  • Improves audio performance and resolves the associated system bugcheck.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - Extension - 6.1.0.6 Realtek High Definition Audio (SST) Extension - no Device Manager notes

6.1.0.6

  • Improves integration between system services.

As usual, the updates require Windows 10 version 1903 or newer to be installed, which should be the case for everyone, as these devices were all launched after that update was released. It's possible that you won't see the updates right away, since they tend to roll out gradually to all devices. You can wait for them to install automatically or check for updates in Windows Update to see if they show up for you.

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