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March 2024 firmware update is now available for Surface Pro 9 5G with Microsoft SQ3 processor. It doesn’t include any new features, but it does fix a bug that caused a blue screen of death. Here are the details:
What’s new in the March 2024 Surface Pro 9 5G firmware update?
Extend the device’s security certificate authority.
Improve system performance and stability and address system bug checks.
Here is the list of new drivers:
| Windows Device Manager | Driver version |
|---|---|
| Surface Serial Hub Driver – System Devices | 9.166.8.0 |
| Surface UEFI – Firmware | 18.7.235.0 |
| Qualcomm Secure Processor Device – System Device |
1.0.3851.4800 |
| Qualcomm(R) System Manager Power Engine Plug-in Device – System Device |
1.0.3851.4800 |
| Qualcomm(R) System Manager Device – System device |
1.0.3851.4800 |
| Qualcomm(R) System Manager Qcom Devices – Extensions | 1.0.3875.7400 |
| Qualcomm(R) System Manager GPIO Devices – System Devices | 1.0.3820.3000 |
| Qualcomm(R) Audio RPC Daemon Device – System device | 1.0.3875.7400 |
| Qualcomm(R) FastRPC Device – System Device | 1.0.3875.7400 |
| Surface Pen BLE LC Adaptive Driver – Human Interface Device | 3.54.12.0 |
| Surface Touch Pen Processor – Enhanced Features | 19.14.139.0 |
| Qualcomm(R) Aqstic(TM) Audio DSP and Calibration Manager – System Device | 1.0.3902.9400 |
| Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) 8cx Gen 3 – Display Adapter | 30.0.3902.9400 |
| Qualcomm(R) Bluetooth wireless driver – Bluetooth | 1.0.3902.9400 |
| Qualcomm(R) Bluetooth UART Transport Driver – Bluetooth | 1.0.3902.9400 |
Additional information about the release includes:
| Supported configurations | Surface Pro 9 5G with Microsoft SQ3 chip |
|---|---|
| Supported Windows versions | Windows 11 version 22H2 or later |
| How to get updates | Windows updates |
| Additional steps | Updates do not require any additional steps before or after installation. |
| Known issues | Update does not contain any known issues |
Microsoft will soon expand its lineup of ARM-powered Surface computers. The company announced that it will introduce new consumer versions of the Surface Laptop 6 and Surface Pro 10 at an event on May 20th. Both devices are expected to come with quite a few changes, including OLED displays and new designs. .
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