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Microsoft’s Surface sleep bug fix is finally here

By Ng Chong Seng - on 18 Feb 2016, 9:16am

Microsoft’s Surface sleep bug fix is finally here

Microsoft has just released a firmware update for the Surface Pro 4 tablet and Surface Book notebook to fix a sleep issue that both devices have been experiencing since launch.

Here’s what are included in the update for the Surface Pro 4:

  • System Hardware Update - 2/17/2016
  • Microsoft driver update for Surface UEFI
  • Microsoft driver update for Surface Management Engine
  • Microsoft driver update for Surface System Aggregator Firmware
  • Surface Management Engine update (v11.0.0.1202) improves system stability.
  • Surface System Aggregator Firmware update (v103.1081.260.0) improves accuracy of battery status and battery life during sleep.
  • Surface UEFI update (v104.1085.768.0) improves battery life and improves stability during power state transition changes into and out of sleep states.
  • Intel Precise Touch Device driver update (v1.1.0.226) improves stability during power state transition changes into and out of sleep states.
  • Intel HD Graphics 520 driver update (v20.19.15.4364) improves display stability, system stability and battery life.
  • Intel Display Audio driver update (v8.20.0.745) supports compatibility with the updated graphics driver.
  • Realtek High Definition Audio(SST) driver update (v6.0.1.7734) improves system stability.
  • Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) Audio Controller driver update (v8.20.0.877) improves system stability.
  • Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) OED driver update (v8.20.0.877) improves system stability.
  • Intel Management Engine Interface driver update (v11.0.0.1176) improves system stability.
  • Intel Serial IO GPIO Host Controller driver update (v30.63.1603.5) improves auto rotation reliability when tablet mode is turned off.
  • Intel Serial IO I2C Host Controller driver update (v30.63.1603.5) improves auto rotation.

The list for the Surface Book (still not sold officially in Singapore) can be found here.

One note: Be patient if you don’t see the updates on Windows Update, as Microsoft is rolling them out in stages.

Source: Microsoft.

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