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• Microsoft pulls botched two-week-old Surface Pro 3 firmware update

  Posted on October 9, 2015 at 14:38 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  No notice, no warning. But there is a multi-page workaround if you got stung by the Sept 29 firmware patch.

  InfoWorld Woody on Windows

  Windows Patches/Security Surface Pro 3

• Stealthy Microsoft Surface Pro 3 firmware update on Sept 29 brings BSODs, miscellaneous mayhem

  Posted on October 5, 2015 at 06:57 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  That makes 19 separate firmware updates for the Surface Pro 3 in the past 15 months

  InfoWorld Woody on Windows

  Windows Patches/Security Surface Pro 3

• Microsoft holds hot sale on cold Surface Pro 3

  Posted on September 16, 2015 at 15:18 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  The Surface Pro 3 ain’t a bad machine, although I don’t like the bounce in the keyboard. I have a review coming up.

  New Prices are $100 to $200 off, but they’re only good today.

  InfoWorld Woody on Windows

  Other Surface Pro 3

• Firmware update for Surface 3, Surface Pro 3 triggers error 0x80246013

  Posted on July 24, 2015 at 11:57 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Another one still shrouded in mystery.

  Why are some Surface 3, Surface Pro 3, and Surface Pro 2 owners reporting an error while trying to upgrade to the latest (undocumented) release of the firmware?

  Beats me. If you have an idea, please elucidate.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch

  Windows Patches/Security Firmware Update, Surface 3, Surface Pro 2, Surface Pro 3

• Tenth time’s a charm

  Posted on January 21, 2015 at 07:46 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Microsoft finally solves problems with Surface Pro 3.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch

  Microsoft News Surface Pro 3

• New Surface Pro 3 firmware update triggers BSOD

  Posted on January 17, 2015 at 12:27 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  The problem isn’t as bad as I originally thought. But there are comments from two readers that say they, too, have hit BSOD problems with the Surface Pro 3 Jan 15 firmware patch.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch

  Windows Patches/Security Firmware, Surface Pro 3

• Surface Pro 3 firmware patch solves some glitches, but Wi-Fi problems persist

  Posted on November 21, 2014 at 05:02 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  What if it’s a hardware problem (which seems quite likely at this point)?

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Microsoft News Surface Pro 3

• Microsoft tries yet again to fix Surface Pro 3 Wi-Fi problems

  Posted on September 10, 2014 at 07:05 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  This is the sixth firmware update in three months – and there are still reports of WiFi problems.

  Seventh time’s a charm?

  InfoWorld Tech Watch

  Windows Patches/Security Firmware, Surface Pro 3

• Fifth Surface Pro 3 firmware update in two months

  Posted on August 20, 2014 at 09:54 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  … and they still haven’t addressed the problems people have been complaining about the most.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch

  Microsoft News Firmware, Surface Pro 3

• Surface Pro 3 problems linger despite three firmware patches in a month

  Posted on July 28, 2014 at 07:10 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Slow and dropped Wi-Fi, heating issues, and lockups persist, but a Surface Pro pro has published a manual driver installation procedure that may help.

  Will Microsoft ever get Surface right?

  InfoWorld Tech Watch

  Microsoft News, Windows News Surface Pro 3

• Surface Pro 3 Wi-Fi problems persist despite a new update

  Posted on July 10, 2014 at 09:24 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Some people say this month’s Black Tuesday firmware update solved some of their problems. But there are still many – and we have a promised update on July 16.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch

  Microsoft News Surface Pro 3, WiFi problems

• Oops! Surface Pro 3 firmware and driver update causing sluggish Wi-Fi

  Posted on June 30, 2014 at 06:40 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Another botched patch – without a KB number. (Firmware updates don’t have Knowledge Base articles, just listings on a firmware update site.)

  InfoWorld Tech Watch

  Windows Patches/Security Botched patch, Firmware Update, Surface Pro 3
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