Surface Studio gets September 2019 firmware update

September 2019 update for Surface Studio devices brings GPU and pen improvements.

Surface Studio
Surface Studio

Microsoft is now rolling out a new firmware update for its Surface Studio devices running the April 2018 Update, version 1803, or greater releases of Windows 10.

In this rollout, all Surface Studio 2 as well as devices from the first generation are getting a graphics update and improvements for the Surface Pen latency.

Surface Studio 2 September 2019 firmware

Here are all the new fixes and improvements in this new Surface Studio 2 update:

  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 – Display adapters.
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 – Display adapters.
  • 26.21.14.3140 improves Pen latency, and improves device stability with updated NVIDIA driver support.

Surface Studio September 2019 firmware

Here are all changes for the Surface Studio first generation:

  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M – Display adapters.
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M – Display adapters.
  • 26.21.14.3140 improves Pen latency and reliability and improves device stability with updated NVIDIA driver support.
  • Surface Pen Settings: 23.608.139.0 improves Pen latency and reliability.

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

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