Surface Pro Firmware update

I would like to update our Surface Pro tablets with the latest firmware update that was released. We use WSUS in our environment and it seems as of now the only way to get this update is through Microsoft Update. Has anyone been able to update their surface
rt/pro's through WSUS yet? I'm not even sure where these updates would be under.

For anyone else trying to do this. It is currently not possible to update firmware on the Surface Pro using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager plus Windows Intune. Also, it doesn't appear that there's a way to update firmware using Windows
Intune standalone either.
I learned that you can follow the Surface Pro - Enterprise Deployment Quick Start Guide.pdf that can be found with the Surface Pro driver and firmware pack.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38826
You can also view the procedure in the guide here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2013/05/16/deploying-drivers-and-firmware-to-surface-pro.aspx
Hope this helps somebody as this seems to be a grey area for many of us.
Dave

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Hi Tatham,
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Step 1: Plug your MBP to power source
Step 2: In your Applications/Utilities Folder, delete the existing MacBook Pro Firmware Updater
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Step 5: Press the "On" button and do not let go untill you here the long tone sound.
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thanks alot. i just did it. i agree, i dont think deleting the old updater helps, but for the safe side, i did it anyway. i think it's the pressing start button part that is most important. you have to press it long untill the light blinks very fast, and then followed by long tone sound (not the apple start-up sound). after that, you will see the progress bar. when it's finished, your volume seems to be reset because the start-up sound became so loud. and then, after you logged in, you will see the confirmation that your MacBook pro is updated with firmware updater 1.0.1

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