Microsoft Surface Update Policy Extended by Up to Six Years for Some Models

Microsoft Floor homeowners can count on to see further software program assist from the corporate after it modified current timelines for firmware and driver updates for Floor units. The Home windows maker not too long ago up to date its lifecycle coverage for Microsoft Floor computer systems to increase assist for latest fashions by two extra years. Consequently, Floor homeowners who bought their units this yr will proceed to obtain updates for his or her system in 2029, as per the brand new replace coverage, which doesn’t have an effect on the Home windows working system assist window for these units.

The corporate not too long ago up to date its lifecycle coverage (through The Register) for Floor units to extend their assist window by two years — however just for fashions launched in 2021. Consequently, Clients who’ve a Floor Professional 7+ will obtain updates till the start of 2027, whereas those that bought the Floor Laptop computer Go 3 will stand up to 6 years of updates till October 2029.

In step with the present driver and assist lifecycle coverage, the Floor Professional (fifth Gen) mannequin which was launched in June 2017, will obtain its final replace by January 2024, whereas assist for the Floor Professional 7 will finish in February.

The units at the moment listed on the Microsoft Study web site embrace three fashions that will probably be up to date till the second half of 2029. These embrace the Floor Go 4, which can lose assist in September 2029, and the Floor Laptop computer Go 3 and the Floor Laptop computer Studio 2 that may each be supported till October 2029.

Microsoft additionally factors out that assist for these fashions for various working programs will rely on when the units have been launched. In keeping with the corporate, driver and firmware updates will probably be obtainable for Floor units for Home windows OS variations launched as much as 30 months earlier than they have been launched. Even after firmware and driver updates for these computer systems finish, they may proceed to obtain updates as per the Home windows Lifecycle Coverage, in line with the corporate.