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Quick Fix for Surface Pro 3 Issues After Firmware Update
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Microsoft Surface Pro3 is one of the most popular Microsoft’s devices, and recently this device got a firmware update, but it seems that users are complaining about the number of issues that have occurred after the firmware update, so let’s see if there’s a way to fix those issues.
Users have reported number of issues such as Blue Screen of Death errors such asDRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE BSOD, problems with sleep mode such as long boot or wake times from sleep mode and random restarts ofSurface Pro3.
As you can see, these are all issues that can seriously affect your user experience and make your device almost unusable. This is especially important if you use your device for work or school projects since these issues will seriously affect your performance and system stability. Despite these serious problems, there’s is one solution that should fix most of these problems.
How To Fix Surface Pro 3 Issues After January 2016 Firmware Update
Solution – Roll back the Surface Pen Settings driver to the older version
According to the users it seems that 19/01/2016 firmware update caused some issues with the Surface Pen Settings driver and this is the main culprit for Blue Screen of Death error, sleep mode issues and random restarts. Good news is that you can easily fix this by simply rolling back the Surface Pen Settings driver to the older version. To do so follow these instructions:
So far Microsoft is working on a better solution, but Microsoft officials suggest that rolling back Surface Pen Settings is the best solution so far, so make sure that you try it out.
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Passionate about all elements related to Windows and combined with his innate curiosity, Ivan has delved deep into understanding this operating system, with a specialization in drivers and driver troubleshooting.
When he’s not tackling diverse driver-related problems, Ivan enjoys watching good movies and spending time hiking with his family and friends.
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Ivan Jenic
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Ivan has delved deep into understanding the Windows OS, with a specialization in drivers and driver troubleshooting.
