Audio Controller News Today

In late 2021, Microsoft placed an upgrade block on systems with a specific Intel driver, preventing them from upgrading to Windows 10. More than two years later, the company finally marked it fixed.

Microsoft's July 2023 firmware update is rolling out to more devices. This time, it is available for the third-generation Surface Book and Surface Laptop 4, resolving speaker issues.

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Microsoft has released a new firmware update for the Surface Laptop 3 with Intel processors (13-inch variant). The release resolves audio issues occurring after Windows or driver updates.

Microsoft has released a new set of drivers and a firmware update for the Surface Pro 7 tablet. The February 2023 release is now available for download to fix audio output issues and bugs.

Microsoft's previous-gen Surface Pro tablet has received a significant firmware update. The latest release adds numerous new drivers to address security vulnerabilities and improve system performance.

A new set of drivers now available for download

Since the release of Windows 11 2022 Update last week, there have been various issues cropping up, including serious gaming problems for people with NVIDIA GPUs. This particular problem has now been fixed, but Microsoft has discovered a more serious issue with the first major update for Windows 11, meaning that the rollout of Windows 11 22H2 has been hit with a compatibility hold.

Got an Intel CPU? Then you may not be able to upgrade to Windows 11 22H2, at least not yet.

Compatibility issues with Intel drivers acknowledged