The new firmware update will enable on-screen support for Surface Dial and improves touch accuracy. The update is listed as an “April 12 release” on the Surface Pro 4 Update History page.
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Changelog for April 12, 2018 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 |
|---|---|
| Surface – Human Interface Device – 2.0.313.0 | Surface Digitizer Integration – Human Interface Device 2.0.313.0 enables on-screen support for Surface Dial. |
| Surface – Firmware – 105.0.106.8 | Surface Touch – Firmware 105.0.106.8 enables on-screen support for Surface Dial and improves touch accuracy. |
| Surface – System – 2.0.2.0 | Surface Dial Detection – System 2.0.2.0 enables on-screen support for Surface Dial. |
| Surface – System – 1.0.821.0 | Surface Touch Servicing ML – System 1.0.821.0 enables on-screen support for Surface Dial and improves touch accuracy. |
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 Pro 4 from Microsoft Download Center via the following links.
- Surface Pro 4 Drivers and Firmware
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49498
Surface Pro 4 Update History
2021
2020
2019
Improve Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, improve battery performance, and integration between services.View
2018
- Improve system stability and resolve potential security vulnerabilities, including Microsoft Security Advisory 180012 and 180013.View
- Enable on-screen support for Surface Dial and improves touch accuracy.
2017
- Enable the Power Slider feature to improve battery life, and improving the adaptive brightness feature, improve DirectX12 and graphics power performance, and more.View
- Improve battery life during sleep, disable touch when the cover is closed, improve stability, refine brightness settings, and more.View
- Resolve the screen brightness issue when devices come out of sleep, improve system stability, and adjust system Hibernation defaults.View
- Improve keyboard stability, and battery life during sleep, and disable touch when the cover is closed.View
2016
- Improve the device's usability, battery life, stability, and performance when you change between power states and more.View
- Improve the stability of the keyboard when the device resumes from hibernation or connected standby mode, increase overall stability, and address issues in touch, pen ink, barrel button eraser scenarios, and more.View
- Improve system stability when the device resumes operation from sleep or hibernation and optimizes battery use in connected standby.View
- Improve touch stability, increase the stability of the fingerprint sensor when the keyboard is resuming from sleep, make adjustments to system thermal tuning, and optimizes battery utilization in connected standby and in low battery scenario.View
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