Surface Firmware Updates – November 2013

Anyone running a Microsoft Windows OS will be familiar with the term “patch Tuesday” where on the 2nd Tuesday of each month they release security and reliability updates. Now for anyone with a Surface device this day becomes even more interesting as they also include firmware updates to improve the experience on those devices and this month is no different.

Surface RT:

November 2013 updates

•Update to allow the use of Japanese Touch Cover 2 and Type Cover 2.

Surface 2:

November 2013 updates

•Performance improvements for all Type Cover and Touch Cover versions.

•Wi-Fi and Bluetooth driver updates to improve wireless display performance.

•Camera improvements.

•Audio improvements including switching to speaker playback after disconnecting a headset.

•System performance and stability improvements.

•Battery life improvements.

Information on this months and previous firmware updates can be found here for Surface RT and Surface 2.