At Build 2026, Microsoft unveiled its vision for the future of computing in the era of AI : A platform that exists liminally between devices and the cloud, capable of agentic capabilities and being always available to assist you in the flow of work. …
… The OS hosts an Agent Shell that can dynamically load multiple cloud-based agents. Rather than having a system that runs apps, the Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform will have a device that calls on AI to perform tasks. …
… "No one wants this." Consequently, Microsoft issued a detailed explanation highlighting Windows native AI future. Microsoft indicated that Windows will ship with a new agentic workspace feature right out of the box that will contain AI agents in their own secure session. …
… The Surface Laptop Ultra is built to handle AI agents. It will be available with up to 128GB of RAM and is the first Surface to be built on the NVIDIA RTX Spark platform. …
… The whole pitch was an AI agent that lived inside your conversations, understood natural language, handled tasks, and fetched information for you — basically the same thing Google just announced today with its new AI information agents. …
… This year Microsoft focused on every layer of the AI stack. The company now has a platform for creating agents, a set of models tuned for agentic workloads, and new tools for building AI‑driven experiences across Windows, the web, and Microsoft 365 . …
… According to the company, AI agents are evolving beyond just mere AI assistants. "There's a real platform shift," Nadella indicated. …
Windows 11's Taskbar and Search Box is set to gain a big update next month that will introduce support for AI agents, a feature that was first announced last year for AI developers. …
… It provides visibility into what the agents are doing, giving you a level of governance that is impossible when using cloud-based AI. ASUS is launching its own AI agent platform called Zenni Claw . …
… Introducing WinUI agent plugin: Build WinUI apps with AI agents - YouTube Watch On The agent has eight skills built-in that help with different parts of app development, such as UI design, reviewing code quality, testing UI, and packaging apps. …
