October firmware update
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ctitanic
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October 28 release
The following updates will be listed as "System Firmware Update – 10/28/2014" when you view your update history.
•Surface Pro UEFI update (v3.11.250.0) enhances the system stability, increases the reliability of the graphics display performance, and adds a status bar to the experience when applying future System Firmware Updates.
•Surface Pro Embedded Controller Firmware update (v38.7.50.0) increases the reliability of sleep state transitions with a Surface Pro 3 Docking Station connected.
•Surface Integration update (v2.0.1168.0) addresses setting the Hibernate value in Windows 10.
•Intel(R) 8 Series PCI Express Root Port #3 - 9C14 update (v2.0.1151.0) addresses cases when the Wi-Fi adapter is not available upon resuming the system from sleep.
•Wireless Network Controller and Bluetooth driver update (v15.68.3059.117) improves Wi-Fi throughput, especially after rebooting with Bluetooth devices that are paired, enhances power consumption situations and addresses instances of system instability.
The update appears to address the longstanding bug where the Surface resumes from standby but is unable to restart the Wi-Fi adapter. The Wi-Fi performance on the Surface Pro 3 has had a buggy ride, but due to the complexity Wi-Fi these days, such problems are, unfortunately, common across devices. Microsoft though has been aggressive in trying to tackle the bugs and hopefully this one takes care of it. (For what it is worth, we have not had any issues in months with ours)
The rest of the updates seem self-explanatory, including the much needed 'status bar' for future firmware updates, as opposed to a static screen you will have when applying this update. The Windows 10 fix for hibernate is also a nice nod to early adopters who are giving the Technical Preview a first ride on their Surface.
To grab the update, just head into Settings on your Surface, and then to Change PC Settings and head to Update and Recover to force a check for the new firmware. Microsoft mentions, however that not everyone will get the update right away due to a staged rollout (ours luckily did have an update waiting). The update should not take longer than 10-15 minutes, depending on hardware configuration.
http://answers.microsoft.com//messa...threadId=1efa253a-f7f2-486b-a891-5633738b8532
The following updates will be listed as "System Firmware Update – 10/28/2014" when you view your update history.
•Surface Pro UEFI update (v3.11.250.0) enhances the system stability, increases the reliability of the graphics display performance, and adds a status bar to the experience when applying future System Firmware Updates.
•Surface Pro Embedded Controller Firmware update (v38.7.50.0) increases the reliability of sleep state transitions with a Surface Pro 3 Docking Station connected.
•Surface Integration update (v2.0.1168.0) addresses setting the Hibernate value in Windows 10.
•Intel(R) 8 Series PCI Express Root Port #3 - 9C14 update (v2.0.1151.0) addresses cases when the Wi-Fi adapter is not available upon resuming the system from sleep.
•Wireless Network Controller and Bluetooth driver update (v15.68.3059.117) improves Wi-Fi throughput, especially after rebooting with Bluetooth devices that are paired, enhances power consumption situations and addresses instances of system instability.
The update appears to address the longstanding bug where the Surface resumes from standby but is unable to restart the Wi-Fi adapter. The Wi-Fi performance on the Surface Pro 3 has had a buggy ride, but due to the complexity Wi-Fi these days, such problems are, unfortunately, common across devices. Microsoft though has been aggressive in trying to tackle the bugs and hopefully this one takes care of it. (For what it is worth, we have not had any issues in months with ours)
The rest of the updates seem self-explanatory, including the much needed 'status bar' for future firmware updates, as opposed to a static screen you will have when applying this update. The Windows 10 fix for hibernate is also a nice nod to early adopters who are giving the Technical Preview a first ride on their Surface.
To grab the update, just head into Settings on your Surface, and then to Change PC Settings and head to Update and Recover to force a check for the new firmware. Microsoft mentions, however that not everyone will get the update right away due to a staged rollout (ours luckily did have an update waiting). The update should not take longer than 10-15 minutes, depending on hardware configuration.
http://answers.microsoft.com//messa...threadId=1efa253a-f7f2-486b-a891-5633738b8532
ScottyS
Active Member
Installed the firmware update but my BT mouse and WiFi connectivity problems are both at work. Makes me look forward to going to work tomorrow to see if this fixed my problems. It would be great if this SP3 worked as reliable as my prior SP1.
I installed the update today. It rebooted fine, but Windows explorer was being weird once I logged in. I managed to shutdown my SP3 then it wouldn't boot... Held the power button for awhile, ended up in BIOS, then it rebooted fine. Now everything seems to be working great.
None of the fixes really affect me but I'd interested in hearing if the BT + 2.4 GHZ wifi issue has been fixed.
None of the fixes really affect me but I'd interested in hearing if the BT + 2.4 GHZ wifi issue has been fixed.
mitchellvii
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I'm running W10 and have yet to receive the update.
mitchellvii
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No big deal. My SP3 is running fine, update or no.
Jason Cliche
Member
Weird after this update I lost the ability to configure my power plan options. On the "Power Options" screen I see the message "Your power plan information is not available". I'll check the internet to see if there is a general fix. Did anybody else have this issue?
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