April 2017 updates

April 19 release

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Today we’ve released an updated driver for Surface Pro 3 devices. This update includes a new driver for Surface Pro Embedded Controller Firmware that improves system stability and performance when you change between power states.

This update is available in ZIP and MSI format from the Surface Pro 3 Drivers and Firmware Page in the Microsoft Download Center. Click Download to download the following files:

• SurfacePro3_Win10_14393_1701702_0.msi
• SurfacePro3_Win10_10586_1701702_0.msi
• SurfacePro3_Win8x_9600_1701702_0.msi
• SurfacePro3_Win10_14393_1701702_0.zip
• SurfacePro3_Win10_10586_1701702_0.zip
• SurfacePro3_Win8x_9600_1701702_0.zip

Note: On the download page, you will notice that there are multiple MSI and ZIP files for this driver and firmware update. In the name if these files you will note a Windows build number indicating the minimum supported build required to install the drivers and firmware contained within. For example, to install the drivers contained in SurfacePro3_Win10_14393_1701702_0.msi you must have Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607) or newer installed on your Surface Studio device. You can find a list of the build numbers for each version of Windows 10 in Windows 10 release information. Files that do not contain a build number in their name are applicable to all versions of Windows 10.

For your reference, here is a full description of the driver version that is updated in this release and the improvement it provides:

Surface Pro 3

• Surface Pro Embedded Controller Firmware (v38.12.70.0) improves system stability and performance when you change between power states

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The following updates are available for all Surface Pro 3 devices:

Windows Update History Name	Device Manager Name
Surface – Firmware – 38.12.70.0	Surface Pro Embedded Controller Firmware 38.12.70.0 improves system stability and performance when you change between power states.

Value Indicator	Score
Security	NA
Reliability	+
Connectivity	NA
Compatibility	NA
Performance	NA
Battery Life	+

Source:

• Update for Surface Pro 3 (19 April 2017) Surface
• Microsoft Surface Pro 3 update history | Surface firmware updates

Posted By: Brink
20 Apr 2017