The new firmware update will improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues. The update is listed as a “August 14 release” on the Surface Book 2 Update History page.
Table of contents
- Changelog for August 14, 2020 Updates
- Getting the Updates via Windows Update
- Downloading the Updates from Microsoft
Changelog for August 14, 2020 Updates
Below is the complete changelog provided by Microsoft for the new updates. It includes the name and version listed in the Windows Updates and the name listed in Device Manager.
| Windows Update History Name | Device Manager Name | Version and Update |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414 | Intel® AVStream Camera 2500 | 30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues. |
| Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414 | Intel® Control Logic | 30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues. |
| Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414 | Intel® CSI2 Host Controller | 30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues. |
| Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414 | Intel® Imaging Signal Processor 2500 | 30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues. |
| Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414 | Intel® Microsoft Camera Front | 30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues. |
| Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414 | Intel® Microsoft Camera IR | 30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues. |
| Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414 | Intel® Microsoft Camera Rear | 30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues. |
| Surface – Firmware – 390.3279.768.0 | Surface UEFI Capsule | 390.3279.768.0 Resolves an issue where the CPU will throttle down to .4GHz, and *improves the Battery Smart Charging reliability. |
Getting the Updates via Windows Update
You can get this new Firmware Update via Windows Updates, as we detailed here:
On Windows 11:
- Go to Start > Settings (Win + I)
- Go to Windows Update and click on the Check for updates button
On Windows 10:
- Go to Start > Settings > Update & security
- From the Windows Update tab, click Check for updates
Downloading the Updates from Microsoft
Alternatively, you can download the latest cumulative driver and firmware update for Surface Book 2 from Microsoft Download Center via the following links.
- Surface Book 2 Drivers and Firmware
https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=56261
Surface Book 2 Update History
2023
2022
Improves system stability and resolves system bugcheck and improves graphics performance and stability.View
2021
- Addresses critical security vulnerability and improves device stability, improves device stability and reliability with Surface Dock 2 scenarios, and improves camera and audio stability and reliability.View
2020
- Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
- Improves Surface Dock 2 reliability during Wake On LAN scenarios and improves the overall stability.View
2019
- 389.2706.768.0 resolves potential security vulnerabilities, including Microsoft security advisory 190013.View
2018
- 3.0.10.1 Resolves intermittent pen top button click failure on Surface Pen with no clip-on Windows 10 October 2018 Update, version 1809. Use the Surface Pen Checker Tool to verify that the Pen’s firmware was successfully updated.View
- 10.25.0.10 resolves battery consumption issue associated with Windows 10 October update (version 1809).View
- 388.1932.769.0 resolves potential security vulnerabilities, including Microsoft security advisory 180002.View
2017
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