At the Build 2026 developer conference, Microsoft encouraged developers to build more native apps for Windows 11.

After years of playing it safe with predictable updates, Microsoft is making the Surface brand experimental again. The new compact Surface RTX Spark Dev Box combines a bizarre, 1000 ventilation hole aluminum chassis with a massive 1 petaflop of unmetered, local NVIDIA AI processing power.

At Build 2026, Microsoft pledged to make Windows 11 the ultimate platform for building AI. Moving past intrusive chatbots, the OS is adding secure agent runtimes, local Aion models, and deep Linux container integration to unify a fragmented developer ecosystem and win back developer trust.

To unlock the raw power of the NVIDIA RTX Spark superchip, Microsoft is bringing deep platform-level optimizations to Windows 11 on Arm. The new Workload Profile Scheduling intelligently scales tasks across 20 CPU cores to deliver unmatched performance for local AI agents and everyday workflows.

Jensen Huang says Microsoft and NVIDIA have worked closely to make sure Windows apps run properly on N1X-powered PCs.

Microsoft officially unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra as NVIDIA RTX SPARK was announced at Computex 2026 to deliver unprecedented workstation power to Windows on Arm. Developed in partnership with NVIDIA, the flagship device features up to 128GB of unified memory and a bright 2,000-nit mini-LED display to challenge Apple.

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 update is failing at 35% on some PCs, releases a fix, and publishes a workaround.

Microsoft is rolling out critical upgrades to fix Windows 11 Search by introducing Substring support and fast two-character file indexing. The new changes prioritize local files over bloated Bing web results, making it much easier to find messy compound filenames on your local drive.

Pavan Davuluri confirmed Windows 12 is off the table for the immediate future. Instead, Microsoft is orchestrating an alliance with NVIDIA and ARM to launch the powerful N1X processor. The custom silicon breakthrough will fundamentally change desktop computing and power local AI workflows.

Microsoft is working on a major redesign of all existing legacy dialog boxes in Windows 11, and it's going to be more than just a dark theme.