Surface Laptop 4, Pro 4, Book 3, Studio picked up May 2021 update

Surface devices are now getting firmware updates to fix security vulnerabilities and improve the overall experience, and here's all you need to know.

Surface Laptop Go on desk / souce: Microsoft
Surface Laptop Go on desk / souce: Microsoft
  • Microsoft makes available firmware updates for several of its Surface devices.
  • Updates are available for Surface Laptop 4, 3, 2, 1, Go, Surface Pro 4, Surface Book 3 and Book, and Surface Studio.
  • The firmware fixes vulnerabilities and improves the overall experience.

Microsoft is rolling out new firmware updates for some of its Surface devices, including Laptop 4, Laptop 3, Laptop 2, the original Surface Laptop, and Laptop Go. In addition, the company is also pushing updates for Surface Pro 4, Surface Book 3 and the original Book, and Surface Studio.

These updates are available for devices running Windows 10 version 1909 and higher releases, and they are meant to fix security vulnerabilities and improve stability and reliability.

According to the Microsoft support logs, these firmware updates became available on May 6, 2021, and they include these changes.

Surface Laptop 4

Intel processor model:

  • Surface UEFI – Firmware 10.5.141.0: Improves stability and device reliability.
  • Surface System Aggregator – Firmware 4.36.139.0: Improves stability and device reliability.
  • Surface SMF – 15 and 13 Inch 61.0.1.26: Improves stability and device reliability.
  • Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz – Network adapters 22.30.0.11: Addresses critical security vulnerabilities and improves connection stability.
  • Intel Wireless Bluetooth 22.30.0.4: Addresses critical security vulnerabilities and improves connection stability.
  • Intel Iris Xe Graphics 27.20.100.9268: Improves stability and device reliability.
  • Intel Iris Xe Graphics Extn 27.20.100.9268: Improves graphics interoperability for the connected peripherals.

AMD processor model:

  • Surface UEFI – Firmware 2.2075.140.0: Improves stability and device reliability.
  • Surface SMF – 13 Inch 0.0.0.82: Improves stability and device reliability.
  • Surface SMF – 15 Inch 0.0.0.86: Improves stability and device reliability.
  • AMD Radeon Graphics – Display Adapter 27.20.14051.1: Improves stability and device reliability.
  • Surface System Aggregator – Firmware 9.33.139.0: Resolves stability issues during low battery scenario.
  • Surface Serial Hub Driver – System  9.64.139.0: Improves device stability by addressing critical bugcheck.
  • Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz – Network adapters 22.30.0.11: Addresses critical security vulnerabilities and improves connection stability.
  • Intel Wireless Bluetooth – Bluetooth 22.30.0.4: Addresses critical security vulnerabilities and improves connection stability
  • AMD Audio CoProcessor – System 2.89.0.75: Improves stability and device reliability.

Surface Laptop 3

Intel processor model:

  • Surface System Aggregator– Firmware 14.411.139.0: Improves battery reporting.
  • Surface Keyboard – Firmware 14.204.139.0: Improves keyboard health reporting.
  • Surface UEFI – Firmware 9.104.140.0: Resolves stability issues and improves device reliability.
  • Surface Integration – System devices 19.64.139.0: Addresses Touch Screen delay when using the OneNote app.
  • Intel WiFi 6 AX201 160MHz – Network adapter 22.30.0.11: Addresses critical security vulnerabilities and improves connection stability.
  • Intel Wireless Bluetooth – Bluetooth 22.30.0.4: Addresses critical security vulnerabilities and improves connection stability.
  • Surface Dock Firmware Update  6.1.137.0: Improves stability when connected to an external display via Surface Dock 2.
  • Surface Serial Hub Driver – System  9.54.139.0: Improves device stability by addressing critical bugcheck.
  • Surface Trusted Platform Module 2.0 – Security devices 7.2.2.0: Addresses critical security vulnerabilities.

AMD processor model:

  • AMD Radeon Vega 9 Graphics – Display Adapter / AMD Radeon Vega 11 Graphics – Display adapters   26.20.12063.1003: Improves system graphics performance, stability, and security.
  • Surface TCON device -Human Interface Devices 4.27.139.0: Resolves system bugcheck while resuming from sleep.
  • Surface Integration Service Device – System devices 6.105.139.0: Improves integration between system services and resolves an issue with telemetry reporting.
  • Surface System Aggregator – Firmware 16.407.139.0: Improves system stability and system telemetry reporting.
  • Surface UEFI – Firmware 1.2746.140.0: Addresses security updates and improves system stability.

Surface Laptop 2 and Laptop 1

  • Surface UEFI – Firmware 138.3681.768.0: Improves device stability.

Surface Laptop Go

  • Surface UEFI – Firmware 8.16.140.0: Improves USB 2.0 stability and device reliability.
  • Intel UHD Graphics – Display 27.20.100.9168: Address display flicker issues and improves graphics stability.
  • Surface System Aggregator– Firmware 6.212.139.0: Improves battery reporting.
  • Surface Serial Hub Driver – System  9.54.139.0: Improves device stability by addressing critical bugcheck.
  • Intel Wireless Bluetooth – Bluetooth 22.30.0.4: Addresses critical security vulnerabilities and improves connection stability.
  • Intel WiFi 6 AX201 160MHz – Network adapters 22.30.0.11: Addresses critical security vulnerabilities and improves connection stability.
  • Surface Dock Firmware Update  6.1.137.0: Improves stability when connected to an external display via Surface Dock 2.

Surface Book 3

  • Surface Book Base v3 Firmware Update 1.64.137.0: Improves stability and device reliability.
  • Surface System Aggregator – Firmware 10.312.139.0: Improves stability and device reliability.
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX – Display adapters 27.21.14.6140: Addresses display flicker issues and improve graphics stability.
  • Intel WiFi 6 AX201 160MHz – Network adapters 22.30.0.11: Addresses critical security vulnerabilities and improves connection stability.
  • Intel Wireless Bluetooth – Bluetooth 22.30.0.4: Addresses critical security vulnerabilities and improves connection stability.
  • Surface Dock Firmware Update  6.1.137.0: Improves stability when connected to an external display via Surface Dock 2.
  • Surface UEFI – Firmware 10.101.140.0: Improves stability and device reliability.

Surface Book, Pro 4, and Studio

  • Surface UEFI – Firmware 92.3681.768.0: Addresses security updates and improves system stability.
  • Surface ME – Firmware   11.8.82.3838: Addresses security updates and improves system stability.
  • Intel Management Engine Interface – System 2040.100.0.1029: Addresses security updates and improves system stability.
  • Intel ICLS Client – Software devices 1.62.321.1: Addresses security updates and improves system stability.
  • Intel iCLS Client Extension 1952.14.0.1470: Addresses security updates and improves system stability.

The update should download and install automatically, but you go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and try to force the download manually if you have not received it.

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