… "To enable this new era, we are introducing a chip-to-cloud platform, codenamed Project Solara, designed from the ground up for agent-first experiences and the new device form factors they enable," says Microsoft technical fellow Steven Bathiche. …
… 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. …
… 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. …
… Creators, gamers, and developers will all benefit from the new platform. At Build 2026, Microsoft will discuss Windows agents AI assistants that can perform actions on your behalf . …
… 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 . Microsoft IQ is a context layer that grounds agents to world knowledge and enterprise knowledge. …
… 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 . …
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. …
… Microsoft unveiled Project Solara at Build 2026 in collaboration with Qualcomm , which is essentially "agent first computing" — an OS that’s designed to be invisible, hosting an Agent Shell that can dynamically load and tailor multiple cloud-based agents. …
… Microsoft's first Surface mini PC is official and it's coming this fall for developers Coming later this year, Microsoft is shipping its first Surface branded mini PC , aimed solely at developers looking to adopt NVIDIA's new RTX Spark platform. …