The fifth and sixth generation of the Surface Pro receive updated firmware via Windows Update. It is essentially product maintenance, but also closes a security gap.
Surface Pro 5 and Surface Pro 6 only differ in the built-in CPU generation, so it is not surprising that many firmware components are the same. With the latest update, the Intel Management Engine Interface – IMEI for short – is updated, in which once once more a security gap had to be closed.
The other driver updates are dedicated to the general device stability, the changelogs do not go into more detail.
Surface Pro 5
| Surface – Firmware – 238.167.768.0 | Surface UEFI – Firmware |
| Surface – Firmware – 11.8.92.4222 | Surface ME – Firmware |
| Intel – System – 2145.1.42.0 | Intel(R) Management Engine Interface – System Devices |
| Intel – SoftwareComponent – 1.63.1155.2 | Intel(R) ICLS Client – Software devices |
Those: Surface Pro (5th Gen) update history (microsoft.com)
Surface Pro 6
| Surface – Firmware – 238.167.768.0 | Surface UEFI – Firmware |
| Surface – Firmware – 11.8.92.4222 | Surface ME – Firmware |
| Intel – System – 2145.1.42.0 | Intel(R) Management Engine Interface – System Devices |
| Intel – SoftwareComponent – 1.63.1155.2 | Intel(R) ICLS Client – Software devices |
Those: Surface Pro 6 update history (microsoft.com)
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I’m Martin Geuß, and as you can see, I feel at home in the Windows world. For 15 years I’ve been letting the world know what’s on my mind regarding Windows and other Microsoft products, and sometimes it’s interesting. The most important motto of my work is: From me – for you!
