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The first and second-gen Surface Pro X gets new Type Cover and Pen support

Microsoft continues updating its Surface computers with a new firmware that brings various bug fixes, security patches, improved compatibility, and even new features. The October 2021 firmware update is now available for the first and second-gen Surface Pro X with SQ1 and SQ2 processors with a humongous changelog.

Surface Pro X SQ2

What is new in the October 2021 firmware update for Surface Pro X

The October 2021 firmware update for Surface Pro X SQ1 (first-gen) and SQ2 (second-gen) improves trackpad accuracy, fixes issues with out-of-box experience (initial setup), and brings support for more accessories. After installing the patches, Surface Pro X owners will be able to use the new Surface Type Cover and Surface Pen with their computers.

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Here is the full changelog:

Driver versionDevice Manager
4.15.12412.20011ELAN WBF Fingerprint Sensor - Biometric devices
1.0.1600.0Qualcomm(R) Hexagon(TM) 690 DSP - System devices
1.0.1600.0Qualcomm(R) Hexagon(TM) 690 DSP - System devices
2.27.139.0Surface Cover Click - Extension
2.7.137.0Surface Digitizer HidSpi Extn Package - Extension
3.117.139.0Surface Hot Plug - System devices
6.136.139.0Surface Integration Service  – System devices
3.12.139.0Surface Pen BLE LC Adaptation Driver - Human Interface Devices
2.23.139.0Surface Pen Cfu Over BleLc Extn Package - Extension
35.5.139.0Surface Pro X Integration – System devices
5.0.201.139Surface Touch Firmware - Firmware
5.203.137.0 ​Surface Touch Pen Processor - Human Interface Devices
1.68.137.0Surface Type Cover V7 Fingerprint UDE Controller - Universal Serial Bus controllers
2.74.137.0Surface Type Cover v7 Firmware Update - Firmware
7.580.140.0Surface UEFI - Firmware
2.9.139.0Surface Wireless Pen Charger Hotkey Driver - Extension

You can install the October 2021 firmware update for Surface Pro X SQ1 and Surface Pro X SQ2 via Windows Update if your device runs Windows 10 2004 or newer. Note that, unlike Windows Update, you cannot uninstall firmware updates on Surface devices. Although Surface Pro X SQ1 and SQ2 receive shared firmware update, this does not apply to the third-gen Surface Pro X Microsoft announced a few weeks ago.

In case you missed it, this month, Microsoft released firmware updates for Surface Pro 7 Plus, Surface Laptop 2Surface DuoSurface Duo 2, Surface Studio 2, and many other computers. Some of those updates added new features, such as Windows 11 battery optimizations on Surface Pro 7.

 

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Author: Taras Buria

Taras is here to cover stories about Microsoft and everything around, although sometimes he prefers Apple.

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