Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop Studio get fresh firmware updates, including fix for ‘battery not genuine’ bug
A host of fixes for issues affecting Wi-Fi stability, battery issues and unexpected shutdowns are on the way to users.
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What you need to know
Microsoft has rolled out 2 new firmware updates for the Surface family of devices. The older family members of theSurface product line were on the receiving end of firmware updates this past June, and now it’s time for theSurface Pro 9and theSurface Laptop Studioto get a little bug-fixing attention. Firmware updates for the tablet and laptop and users of both can expect to see some improvements on networking and Wi-Fi stability after updating—though the hows and whys vary with each product.
Surface Pro 9
According to Microsoft’s support website for the Surface Pro 9 users whose tablet features anIntel processorwill be able to utilize the Intel Connectivity Performance Suite (CPS) app which improves your networking performance thanks to Intel’s proprietary method of creating a personalized network experience depending on your own use case scenario.
You’ll need to be running Windows 11 and have a hard disk drive larger than 256GB to utilize this new app, however. Microsoft also expects users to see better device and wireless connection stability thanks to some new drivers, listed below:
Users with a Surface Pro 9 powered by an Intel processor can visit theMicrosoft Support website to downloadthe necessary firmware updates.
Surface Laptop Studio
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Like the Surface Pro 9, the Surface Laptop Studio is set to get Wi-Fi stability improvements, but the overall update for the Laptop Studio is much larger than what was dished out to Surface Pro 9 users. Surface Laptop Studios are powered byNVIDIA’s RTX 3050 Tigraphics cards, and users can expect a new driver to be bundled with the firmware update that will improve graphics stability and overall performance.
If your Surface Laptop Studio has been repeatedly throwing a notification that reads “battery not genuine” up on the screen you can breathe a sigh of relief as the July 2023 update will finally fix that error along with some other ongoing battery issues including the battery not charging even when connected to a charger. WiFi stability and overall system stability including unexpected shutdowns when the battery is not fully charged are also being fixed as part of this update.New drivers for the July 2023 firmware update include:
Additional information and the update itself can be found inMicrosoft’s Support for Surfacedevices. Regardless of whether you own the Surface Pro 9 or the Surface Laptop Studio you’ll want to be certain that you’re using Windows 10 20H2,Windows 1120H2 or a newer version of Windows prior to updating.
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