I didn't uninstall an update. I only uninstalled the drivers you mentioned above. Make sure you don't have Windows set to automatically install updates.
One other thing I noticed with the wireless routers...
During my troubleshooting efforts I grabbed a WD N900 router. Both routers (Airport Extreme & N900) were configured to have the same SSID for both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks. By default the Surface is connecting to the 2.4 GHz network and seems to max out at 72 MB/s.
Try giving your 5 Ghz network a different name and connect specifically to that network. It was at that point I saw the faster connections to both routers.
Hope this helps!