Surface 3 update history
Applies To
Surface DevicesThis device has reached its end-of-servicing date based on the Surface devices driver and firmware lifecycle for Windows-based devices and will no longer receive newer driver and firmware updates.
Support for Windows 10 will end in October 2025
After October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer provide free software updates from Windows Update, technical assistance, or security fixes for Windows 10. Your PC will still work, but we recommend moving to Windows 11.
To keep your Surface 3 performing its best, make sure that you have the latest Surface updates.
How to get the updates
Surface updates are released in stages—not every Surface will receive updates at the same time, but they'll be delivered to all devices. If you haven’t previously received updates, you can manually update by following the steps at Download drivers and firmware for Surface.
You can quickly check the health of your Surface drivers and firmware using the Surface app.
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In the Surface app, expand Help & support to check the update status.
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If there are updates available, select the Check for updates button to open Windows Update and install the available updates.
If you don't have the Surface app installed, you can download the Surface app from the Microsoft Store. After the download is complete, select Start and enter Surface in Search. Then, select the app from the list of results
Notes:
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Firmware updates can’t be uninstalled or reverted to an earlier version.
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When you install the latest update, you'll also get all the previous updates if your Surface doesn't have them already. Only updates that apply to Surface will be downloaded and installed.
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After the updates are installed, restart your device to complete the installation process. To restart your device, select Start , and then select Power > Restart.
Improvements and fixes in the updates
July 2019 updates
July 11 release
The following update is available for all Surface 3 devices running Windows 10 April 2018 Update, version 1803 or greater:
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Windows Update History Name |
Device Manager Name |
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Surface – Firmware – 1.51116.238.0 |
Surface UEFI – Firmware
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May 16 release
The following updates are available for all Surface 3 devices running Windows 10 May 2019 Update, version 1903 or greater:
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Windows Update History Name |
Device Manager Name |
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Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. – Bluetooth - 15.68.9127.58 |
Marvell AVASTAR Bluetooth Radio Adapter – Bluetooth
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Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. – Net -15.68.9127.58 |
Marvell AVASTAR Wireless-AC Network Controller – Network adapters
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December 6 release
The following updates are available for all Surface 3 devices with Windows 10, version 1703 or greater:
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Windows Update History Name |
Device Manager Name |
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Surface – Firmware – 1.51116.218.0 |
Surface UEFI – Firmware
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Surface – System – 2.1.655.0 |
Surface Platform Power Driver
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Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. -Bluetooth - 15.68.9125.57 |
Marvell AVASTAR Bluetooth Radio Adapter
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Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. -Net - 15.68.9125.57 |
Marvell AVASTAR Wireless-AC Network Controller
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May 31 release
The following updates are available for all Surface 3 devices with Windows 10, version 1703 or greater:
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Windows Update History Name |
Device Manager Name |
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Surface – Firmware – 1.51116.198.0 |
Surface UEFI – Firmware
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Intel Corporation – Display adapters – 20.19.15.4835 |
Intel(R) HD Graphics – Display adapters
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September 27 release
The following updates are available:
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Windows Update History Name |
Device Manager Name |
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Microsoft Driver Update for Surface USB xHCI Host controller |
Surface USB xHCI Host controller
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The following update is available for all Surface 3 (4G LTE) devices:
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Windows Update History Name |
Device Manager Name |
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Intel Mobile Communications driver update for Intel(R) USB Flash Loader utility |
Intel(R) USB Flash Loader utility
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August 30 release
The following update is available for Surface 3 (4G LTE) in Europe and Surface 3 (Y!mobile 4G LTE):
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Windows Update History Name |
Device Manager Name |
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Intel Corporation driver update for Surface IA7260 Firmware Update |
Surface IA7260 Firmware Update
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August 8 release
The following updates are available:
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Windows Update History Name |
Device Manager Name |
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System Firmware Update 8/8/2016 |
Surface System Aggregator Firmware
Surface UEFI
Surface Pen Settings
Intel(R) AVStream Camera
Intel(R) Imaging Signal Processor 2401
Microsoft Camera Front
Microsoft Camera Rear
Surface Platform Power Driver
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Intel Corporation driver update for Intel(R) HD Graphics |
Intel(R) HD Graphics
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The following update is available for Surface 3 (Verizon 4G LTE):
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Windows Update History Name |
Device Manager Name |
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Intel Corporation driver update for Surface IA7260 Firmware |
Surface IA7260 Firmware Update
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June 22 release
The following update is available for Surface 3 (Verizon 4G LTE):
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Windows Update History Name |
Device Manager Name |
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Intel Corporation driver update for Surface IA7260 Firmware Update |
Surface IA7260 Firmware Update
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May 31 release
The following update is available for Surface 3 (4G LTE) in Europe and Surface 3 (Y!mobile 4G LTE):
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Windows Update History Name |
Device Manager Name |
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Intel Corporation driver update for Surface IA7260 Firmware Update |
Surface IA7260 Firmware Update
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April 13th release
The update will be listed as the following when you view your update history:
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Intel Corporation driver update for Surface IA7260 Firmware Update
Note: When Surface updates are provided via the Windows Update service, they are delivered in stages to Surface customers. As a result, not every Surface will receive the update at the same time, but the update will be delivered to all devices. If you have not received the update then please manually check Windows Update later.
This update is available only for Surface 3 (AT&T 4G LTE) and Surface 3 (4G LTE) in North America (non-AT&T):
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Surface IA7260 Firmware Update (v1524.5.24.28) improves mobile broadband network stability.
This update is available only for Surface 3 (Verizon 4G LTE):
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Surface IA7260 Firmware Update (v1544.2.00.28) improves mobile broadband network stability.
On 3/14/2016 and 5/3/2016 we made a change in how updates are delivered to some Surface 3 devices. When you check for updates in Windows, they may be delivered as multiple updates. Prior to 3/14/2016, those devices would have received a single update called "System Firmware Update 2/4/2016." With this change, if you had not already installed the 2/4 update, it will now be delivered as two updates:
The following update is available for all Surface 3 and Surface 3 4G LTE devices:
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System Firmware Update 2/4/2016
After 3/14/2016, the following update is available for Surface 3 (AT&T 4G LTE), Surface 3 (4G LTE) in North America (non-AT&T), and Surface 3 (Verizon 4G LTE).
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Surface IA7260 Firmware Update
After 5/3/2106, the following update is available for Surface 3 (4G LTE) in Europe and Surface 3 (Y!mobile 4G LTE).
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Surface IA7260 Firmware Update
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These are the same updates that have been available since 2/4.
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When Surface updates are provided via the Windows Update service, they are delivered in stages to Surface customers. As a result, not every Surface will receive the update at the same time, but the update will be delivered to all devices. If you have not received the update, then please manually check Windows Update later.
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Surface UEFI update (v1.51116.78.0) recalibrates touch panel.
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Surface Touch Controller Firmware update (v4.251.60.0) recalibrates touch panel.
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Surface Platform Power Driver update (v2.1.36.1) improves charging.
January 29 release
The following update will be listed as System Firmware Update 1/29/2016 or System Hardware Update 1/29/2016 when you view your update history.
Note: When Surface updates are provided via the Windows Update service, they are delivered in stages to Surface customers. As a result, not every Surface will receive the update at the same time, but the update will be delivered to all devices. If you have not received the update then please manually check Windows Update later.
The following update is available for Surface 3 (AT&T 4G LTE), Surface 3 (Verizon 4G LTE), Surface 3 (4G LTE) in North America (non-AT&T), Surface 3 (4G LTE) in Europe and Surface 3 (Y!mobile 4G LTE):
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Surface CoSAR driver update (v2.0.272.0) improves reliability of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and mobile broadband connectivity.
January 19 release
The following update will be listed as System Firmware Update 1/19/2016 when you view your update history.
Note: When Surface updates are provided via the Windows Update service, they are delivered in stages to Surface customers. As a result, not every Surface will receive the update at the same time, but the update will be delivered to all devices. If you have not received the update then please manually check Windows Update later.
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Surface System Aggregator Firmware update (v1.0.51500.0) improves reliability with the Surface 3 Type Cover
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Surface UEFI update (v1.51116.18.0) adds ability within Windows Power & sleep settings to turn off Wi-Fi during sleep. Improved touch support for UEFI menus and support for 3rd party onscreen keyboards improvements.
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Microsoft Surface ACPI-Compliant Control Method Batter driver update (v1.2.0.2) ensures correct surface driver is installed.
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Wireless Network Controller and Bluetooth driver update (v15.68.9037.59) improves access point compatibility and throughput on 5GHz.
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Surface Digitizer Integration driver update (v1.0.1.1) improves pen pairing feature with newest surface pen.
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Surface Pen Pairing driver update (v1.0.1.1) improves pen pairing feature with newest surface pen.
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Audio Device driver update (v604.10135.7777.2109) improves audio quality with some applications.
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I2S Audio Codec driver update (v6.2.9600.527) improves audio quality with some applications.
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Serial IO GPIO Controller driver update (v604.10146.2652.3930) improves system stability and touch screen reliability.
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Dynamic Platform & Thermal Framework Driver update (v604.10146.2651.1559) improves system stability and touch screen reliability.
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Serial IO I2C ES Controller driver update (v604.10146.2654.3564) improves system stability and touch screen reliability.
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Serial IO SPI Controller driver update (v604.10146.2657.947) improves system stability and touch screen reliability.
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Serial IO UART Controller driver update (v604.10146.2653.391) improves system stability and touch screen reliability.
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Sideband Fabric Device update (v604.10146.2655.573) improves system stability and touch screen reliability.
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Trusted Execution Engine Interface driver update (v2.0.0.1067) improves system stability and touch screen reliability.
In addition to the updates list above, the following additional updates are available for Surface 3 (AT&T 4G LTE), Surface 3 (Verizon 4G LTE), Surface 3 (4G LTE) in North America (non-AT&T), Surface 3 (4G LTE) in Europe and Surface 3 (Y!mobile 4G LTE):
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GNSS Bus Driver update (v20.23.8244.18) improves GPS experience.
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GNSS 47531 Geolocation Sensor driver update (v20.23.8244.18) improves GPS experience.
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Surface CoSAR driver update (v2.0.304.0) enhances the Wi-Fi connectivity reliability while mobile broadband is ON.
In addition to the updates list above, the following additional update is available for Surface 3 (Verizon 4G LTE):
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Surface IA7260 Firmware Update (v1544.01.00.28) improves mobile broadband network stability.
September 29 release
The following update will be listed as Intel Corporation driver update for Intel(R) HD Graphics when you view your update history.
Note: When Surface updates are provided via the Windows Update service, they are delivered in stages to Surface customers. As a result, not every Surface will receive the update at the same time, but the update will be delivered to all devices. If you have not received the update then please manually check Windows Update later.
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HD Graphics driver update (v10.18.15.4248 dated 8/4/2015) replaces previous driver (dated 6/29/2015) with the same version to address an issue related to DRM playback.
September 18 release
The following update will be listed as System Firmware Update 9/18/2015 when you view your update history.
Note: When Surface updates are provided via the Windows Update service, they are delivered in stages to Surface customers. As a result, not every Surface will receive the update at the same time, but the update will be delivered to all devices. If you have not received the update then please manually check Windows Update later.
This update is available only for Surface 3 (AT&T 4G LTE) and Surface 3 (4G LTE) in North America (non-AT&T):
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Surface Modem Firmware Update (v16.50.17.0) improves mobile broadband network stability.
This update is available only for Surface 3 (Y!mobile 4G LTE) and Surface 3 (4G LTE) in Europe:
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Surface Modem Firmware Update (v1521.04.10.0) improves mobile broadband network stability.
July 23 release
The following updates will be listed as System Firmware Update 7/23/2015 when you view your update history.
Note: When Surface updates are provided via the Windows Update service, they are delivered in stages to Surface customers. As a result, not every Surface will receive the update at the same time, but the update will be delivered to all devices. If you have not received the update then please manually check Windows Update later.
This update is available only for Surface 3:
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Surface UEFI update (v1.50410.78.0) adds features to display and add a system asset tag and support for the Surface Cover during PXE boot.
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HD Graphics Family driver update (v10.18.15.4248) improves graphics performance and stability on Windows 10.
The following updates will be listed as System Firmware Update 6/23/2015 when you view your update history.
Note: When Surface updates are provided via the Windows Update service, they are delivered in stages to Surface customers. As a result, not every Surface will receive the update at the same time, but the update will be delivered to all devices. If you have not received the update, please manually check Windows Update later.
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Surface System Aggregator Firmware update (v1.0.49500.0) improves the experience while using the Surface Cover.
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Audio Device driver update (v603.9600.2563.61816) enhances audio performance and improves the audio experience on Surface 3.
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Surface Pen Settings driver update (v4.0.112.1) enables new functionality with the Surface app, available for free in Microsoft Store.
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Camera driver update (v20.9600.3444.120) enhances the image and video quality while using camera.
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HD Graphics driver update (v10.18.14.4175) improves the display stability and graphics performance.
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Wireless Network Controller and Bluetooth driver update (v15.68.3091.193) improves the system stability and the Wi-Fi connectivity experience, also increases the network download performance.
Additional steps for Surface 3
We are listening, and quality is a top priority. We want to let you know about additional information and steps that may be required after installing the latest update.
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We recommend that you restart your Surface to complete any remaining part of the installation. To restart your device, select Start, and then select Power > Restart. If you still feel that your Surface device is not working correctly, visit our help page for Surface devices, choose how you would like to get support, enter what you need assistance with, and then follow the recommended help or articles.
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