Surface 3 gets updated Windows 10 Preview drivers

New drivers for the Surface 3 makes the system more stable with the Windows 10 Technical Preview installed.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

May 14, 2015

1 Min Read
Surface 3 gets updated Windows 10 Preview drivers

Yesterday we reported that the experience of using the Windows 10 Technical Preview on the new Surface 3 was not a very good one.

The main issues is not getting Windows 10 installed but is system instability after it is in use.

Apparently the Surface 3 needs updated Intel drivers for the new Cherry Trail Intel CPU and chipset on the Surface 3.

Well it has not taken long for Microsoft and Intel to get a new set of drivers posted via Windows Update in Windows 10 build 10074 for Surface 3 users.

According to an updated Microsoft Answers thread about this issue Microsoft and Intel have made pre-release drivers available for the Surface 3 to address the instabilities on the new device while running Windows 10.

Just head to Windows Update on your Surface 3's Windows 10 install and download them to hopefully stabilize everything. Let us know if you see any improvements.

Source: Microsoft Answers via NeoWin

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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