The new firmware update improves device camera performance and stability, addresses potential security vulnerability and improves system stability and performance, better pen inking performance, improved graphics stability, better support for the 3rd party apps, and more. The update is listed as a “December 14 release” on the Surface Pro 7 Plus Update History page.
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Changelog for December 14, 2023 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 Name | Device Manager |
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Surface – Firmware – 23.200.143.0 | Surface UEFI – Firmware |
Surface – System – 6.213.30.0 | Surface Integration Service – System devices |
Surface – System – 10.104.30.0 | Surface System Telemetry Driver – System devices |
Surface – Extension – 6.197.9.0 | Microsoft Devices Telemetry Service – Extensions |
Surface – System – 1.173.29.0 | Surface SMF Intel CPU Client Driver (Microsoft) – System devices |
Surface – System – 2.148.11.0 | Surface SPT Core – System devices |
Surface – Extension – 6.16.5.0 | Surface Dock 2 Firmware Update – Extension |
Getting the Updates via Windows Update
You can get this new Firmware Update via Windows Updates, as we detailed here:- Go to Start > Settings (Win + I)
- Go to Windows Update and click on the Check for updates button
- 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 7+ from Microsoft Download Center via the following links.
- Surface Pro 7+
- Surface Pro 7+ with LTE
Surface Pro 7 Plus Update History
- Addresses a potential security vulnerability related to Intel® Security Advisories INTEL-SA-00999, INTEL-SA- 01083 & INTEL-SA- 01071 and resolves the issue that was preventing the Battery Limit setting to function as expected.View
- Addresses issues related to recovery of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections when device is on Standby and improves connection reliability and fixes a flickering or screen flashing issue when the device is connected to Surface Dock 2.View
- Address data collection regulations and fix the USB-C functionality.View
- Addresses camera's performance issues caused by inadequate memory or storage capacity.View
- Addresses an issue that prevented DFCI removal via network.View
- Enhances the audio system's stability and reliability to ensure seamless playback and recording, preventing any potential disruptions or failures that may interrupt audio streams.View
- Improve security, workflow, auto-pairing of Slim pen, auto-binding, LTE network connection, and a stable recovery mechanism.View
- Improves Surface Dock 3 stability.View
- Improves device camera performance and stability, addresses potential security vulnerability and improves system stability and performance, better pen inking performance, improved graphics stability, better support for the 3rd party apps, and more.
- Improves device camera performance and stability, addresses potential security vulnerability and improves system stability and performance, better pen inking performance, improved graphics stability, better support for the 3rd party apps, and more.View
- This update addresses a potential security vulnerability related to Intel® Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00783, addressing CVE-2022-36392 & CVE-2022-38102.View
- This update addresses security vulnerability and improves system stability and performance.View
- Addresses critical security vulnerability and improves system stability.View
- Improves graphics stability and resolves graphical display issues and improves Wi-Fi Stability.View
- Improves wireless connection reliability, enables support for new docking accessories, and improves Surface Dock 2 stability.View
- Addresses system camera performance and stability and resolves system bug checks.View
- Improves system stability and addresses system bugcheck.View
- Improves system stability and improves Surface Dock 2 reliability.View
- Addresses critical security vulnerability and improves system stability.View
- Improves system Camera performance and stability and resolves system bugcheck, improves graphics stability and helps resolve graphics display issues, enables feature support for new Surface Pen, and improves system stability and performance.View
- Improves device stability and reliability and resolves CPU throttle to 0.19Ghz issue.View
- Improves Wi-Fi connection reliability.View
- Improves system graphics performance and stability; resolves system bugcheck.View
- Resolves screen refresh issues.View
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