Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book: New firmware to improve the autonomy.

Microsoft launches the release of new firmware dedicated to Surface and Surface Pro 4 Book. Stated purpose is, among other things, the resolution of problems related to battery management.

Microsoft has already released several firmware updates turned to the latest models of the Surface line, routine updates introduced in order to carry on a constant process of refining performance. The latest firmware made available in the last hour for Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book were announced by the Panos Panay, currently responsible for the development of the entire line of Microsoft devices (Surface, but also Lumia smartphones).

The intervention rate of Panay is simple: it is an update that should fix one of the main problems identified by the owners of the two products: battery consumption. Panay clarifies immediately in the post with which introduces the new update that this is just introduced a correction based on the volume of feedback received by the user on the point. Panay enters shortly into the merits of the corrective measures it merely confirmed that affect the options for saving energy. The official support pages (Here for Surface Pro 4 and Here for Surface Book) down a little more detail of what’s new.

It is reported, followed by the detailed changelog firmware dedicated to Surface Pro 4 – one addressed to holders of Surface Book introduces essentially the same changes, providing more a firmware update from the Surface Book Base that improves the battery life during on stand-by.

• Microsoft driver update for Surface UEFI.
• Microsoft Driver update for Surface Management Engine.
• Microsoft Driver update for Surface System Aggregator Firmware.
• Update Surface Management Engine (v11.0.0.1202) improves system stability.
• Firmware Update Surface System Aggregator ((v103.1081.260.0) improves the accuracy of the battery status and battery life during the state of stand-by.
• Surface UEFI update (v104.1085.768.0) improves battery life and stability in the process of entry and exit transition from stand-by.
• Precise Touch Device Driver Update Intel (v1.1.0.226) improves stability during entry and exit passage from stand-by.
• Intel HD Graphics Driver Update 520 (v20.19.15.4364) improves the display stability, system stability and battery life.
• Intel Display Audio Driver Update (v8.20.0.745) supports compatibility with the updated graphics driver.
• Update graphics driver Realtek High Definition Audio (SST) (v6.0.1.7734), improves system stability.
• Driver Update Audio Controller Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) (v8.20.0.877) improves stability.
• Update Driver Realtek High Definition Audio (SST), improves the stability of the system.
• Driver Update Audio Controller Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST), improves system stability.
• Driver update OED Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) (v8.20.0.877), improves system stability.
• Driver update Intel Management Engine Interface (v11.0.0.1176), improves system stability.
• Update Intel Serial IO driver GPIO Host Controller (v30.63.1603.5), improves the car’s reliability rotation when the tablet is turned off.
• Intel Driver Update Serial IO I2C host Controller (v30.63.1603.5), improves the car rotation.

As you can see from the changelog, Microsoft stepped in to improve battery management, mainly during stand-by, a state in which were recorded anomalous and unjustified consumption. To proceed with the download of the new firmware, simply use Windows Update. Microsoft clarifies that the distribution is carried out in stages, so the non-immediate detection of the update is physiological.