New patch available via Windows Update for insiders

Jul 20, 2016 09:27 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has released a new update for Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book running Windows 10 Anniversary Update in order to correct a bug causing BSODs because of faulty camera drivers.

Dona Sarkar, head of the Windows Insider program, said recently that BSODs were experienced because of bad drivers and recommended Surface users who were running Windows 10 build 14393 to install the latest patch from Windows Update to correct the issue.

“Windows Insiders should no longer experience bluescreens on Surface devices from the camera driver issue. The bad driver is removed on updating to 14393 and a new driver is rolling out via Windows Update,” she said earlier today.

Is Windows 10 build 14393 RTM?

Windows 10 build 14393 was released earlier this week and is one of the latest builds launched before the debut of the Anniversary Update due on August 2. There are sources claiming that this build is RTM, and Microsoft will ship it to retail users after correcting the last bugs with patches offered via Windows Update, so no other build would be necessary.

Today’s BSOD fix could be part of this patching schedule to address problems in Windows 10 build 14393, and while this isn’t confirmed just yet, this new release is one of the most stable and reliable so far. We’ll find out more about the final build of the Anniversary Update in the next couple of weeks, as we’re less than a couple of weeks away from its unveiling.

Keep in mind that this new update is only released for the Surface Pro 4 and the Surface Book enrolled in the Windows Insider program and running build 14393 (which, in turn, is only offered to the fast ring), so the bug should be corrected by the time the Anniversary Update is released to retail users too.

This means that no BSODs or crashes should be experienced on Surface models running the final version of the update coming in early August, so retail users should really thank insiders for testing and sending feedback on this kind of issues.