Microsoft pulls faulty Surface Pro 2 firmware update

Following reports by Surface Pro 2 customers of excessively fast battery drain after applying last week’s firmware updates, Microsoft has pulled the update.

“To ensure the best experience for our customers during the holiday season we have taken steps to remove the update for Surface Pro 2 that was previously published through Windows Update on December 10th, 2013. We are working to release an alternative update package after the holidays,” confirmed a Microsoft spokesperson.