FINA-(UE)FIng-LY! High CPU Utilization w/ SD card fix!

[SteveBorough]

You experience high CPU activity on a Surface Pro 2 device when a MicroSD card is inserted during boot

 

[Zkyevolved]

Yay! Let's see if it really works. It looks a little strange coming from MS, especially with grammatical mistakes and releasing a firmware update via their website with a file called FW. Lol. Anyone have any experience with it?

 

[Philtastic]

Looks like the fix will be pushed on the June 10th update according to an MVP poster on Microsoft's forums:
Surface pro 2 High CPU usage from cold boot when microSD is present - Microsoft Community

Edit: Given that poster's user name and avatar, looks like it's jnjroach on this forum

 

[leeshor]

I suspect you have seen his signature here?

 

[jnjroach]

So I get around a bit....

 

[Zkyevolved]

I took the dive and updated. Let's see if it improves my battery life

 

[yeewiz]

if I'm not experiencing the bug, should I perform the update?

 

[jollywombat]

I am surprised they released a UEFI update through something other than Windows Update there.

 

[jnjroach]

I am surprised they released a UEFI update through something other than Windows Update there.

It is currently classified QFE Update for a specific issue that is impacting a large enough group of users they released it Out of Band (They did this in February with a Video Driver Update as well).

 

[jefhart]

if I'm not experiencing the bug, should I perform the update?

I couldn't replicate it either. I rarely use an sd card so I figure 'if it ain't broke don't fix it'. You'll get it in two weeks anyways on patch Tuesday.

 

[docbot]

Excellent - all fixed for me. Now I can, at last, use my SD card

 

[leeshor]

I couldn't replicate it either. I rarely use an sd card so I figure 'if it ain't broke don't fix it'. You'll get it in two weeks anyways on patch Tuesday.

Exactly! Some patches, even for laptops and desktops, going back as far as I can remember, were only intended for certain combinations of software and hardware that were causing problems. Many were not intended for general release and some were even reserved for a Microsoft tech to actually suggest. So your statement about if it isn't broke is right on.