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Microsoft launches new eye contact function for the Surface Pro X.

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Microsoft has released new firmware updates for Surface Pro X and Surface Book 2. The new updates contain some improvements and bug fixes. Surface Pro X also gets a new feature.

It is reported by the online magazine Neowin. The new firmware has been released for Surface Book 2 and Surface Pro X owners. As is often the case with firmware or driver updates, the details of the updates are unknown. Interestingly, though, Microsoft has now introduced a new feature for the Surface Pro X. There are several updates to the Windows Eye Contact feature. This means that when you video chats, you always get the impression that you are looking directly into the camera, and not at the display or somewhere else. Microsoft has promised this feature multiple times for the ARM-driven Pro X tablet and has now launched it as an update.

Additional updates for Surface Pro X address Windows Hello, battery management, and performance issues related to Edge. Surface Book 2 updates don’t bring anything new. Updates serve to improve and fix bugs. All new updates are available for devices running at least Windows 10 May 2019 Update, version 1903 or higher, according to support. The new firmware has bug fixes and general stability improvements, as well as security-related changes, so it is recommended for all users.

Little details about the updated content

However, as is so often the case, details of the changes are only given superficially in the support documents and the update history; only brief information is available. There are currently no known problems. Surface updates are released in stages – so not every Surface will get the update at the same time, but it will be rolled out to all devices one by one.

Update history

For an overview: Surface Book 2 firmware
To the overview: Surface Pro X firmware

Windows Update History Name Device Manager Name Version and Update
Microsoft Corporation – System Hardware Update Qualcomm(R) System Manager Device 1.0.1080.0000
  • Addresses security updates and improves system stability.
Surface UEFI 3.517.140.0
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature, addresses security updates, and addresses display scale issues.
Qualcomm(R) Hexagon(TM) 690 DSP 1.0.1130.0000
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature.
Qualcomm(R) Power Management 1.0.0980.0000
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature.
Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP 1.0.1120.0000
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature.
Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP 1.0.1120.0000
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature.
Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP 1.0.1120.2
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature.
Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP 1.0.1120.2
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature.
Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP 1.0.1120.2
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature.
Qualcomm(R) System Manager Device 1.0.1120.0000
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature.
Surface Camera AVStream Mini Driver 1.0.1120.2
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature.
Surface Camera Front Sensor Driver Extension 1.0.1120.2
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature.
Surface Camera Rear Sensor Driver Extension 1.0.1120.2
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature.
Surface Pro X CDSP Subsystem Bus Device Extension 1.0.1160.0000

Enables the Eye Contact feature.

Surface Pro X Power Engine Plug-in Device 1.0.1130.0000
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature.
Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP 1.0.1120.0000
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature and the resolves Camera App crash.
Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP 1.0.1120.0000
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature and resolves the Camera App crash.
Surface Camera Aux Sensor Driver Extension 1.0.1120.2
  • Enables the Eye Contact feature and resolves the Camera App crash.
Surface Integration Service Device 6.83.139.0
  • Improves Power status UI.
Surface SMF 11.2.0.1
  • Improves device stability and performance.
Qualcomm(R) Hexagon(TM) 690 DSP 1.0.1130.0000
  • Resolves bluescreen error state.
Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) 680 GPU 26.18.1180.0000
  • Resolves Edge performance scenario.
Surface Pro X Sensors Subsystem Bus Device Extension 1.0.710.2
  • Detection sensor improvement.

While it’s a super-long changelog with some duplicate entries (it was copied verbatim), all you’ll see on your end is a single ‘System Hardware Update’.

As for the Surface Book 2, it’s getting new firmware that has some key fixes, one for Windows Hello and one for CPU throttling. Here’s the changelog:

Windows Update History Name Device Manager Name Version and Update
Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414 Intel AVStream Camera 2500 30.18305.6.12414
  • Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414 Intel Control Logic 30.18305.6.12414
  • Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414 Intel CSI2 Host Controller 30.18305.6.12414
  • Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414 Intel Imaging Signal Processor 2500 30.18305.6.12414
  • Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414 Intel Microsoft Camera Front 30.18305.6.12414
  • Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414 Intel Microsoft Camera IR 30.18305.6.12414
  • Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414 Intel Microsoft Camera Rear 30.18305.6.12414
  • Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Surface – Firmware – 390.3279.768.0 Surface UEFI Capsule 390.3279.768.0
  • Resolves an issue where the CPU will throttle down to .4GHz, and *improves the Battery Smart Charging reliability.

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