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News.Microsoft •sbaynes • October 7, 2026

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella and Jensen Huang, founder, president and CEO of NVIDIA, at a Windows and Surface news event in San Francisco

Sriram Krishnan, former White House policy advisor on AI, Jensen Huang, founder, president and CEO of NVIDIA, and Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella

Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev Box

Surface RTX Spark Dev Box

Surface RTX Spark Work Station

Surface Laptop Ultra – opened

Surface Laptop Ultra – closed

Setting automations in GitHub Copilot app

GitHub Copilot app and NVIDIA RTX Spark device GPU usage

Building Windows for Hybrid intelligence

New Windows experience

Microsoft Execution Containers

Hybrid intelligence on Windows

New Get Started experience for agents on Windows

Accelerating the creative vision with Surface Laptop Ultra

New Get Started experience for agents on Windows

Windows secure platform for agents

Perplexity runs local on Windows

New Windows experience

Bringing local models and sandboxed tools to Windows and GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot on Windows

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NVIDIA and Microsoft Launch AI Agents for Windows PCs At a Microsoft event on October 7, 2026, NVIDIA and Microsoft announced the integration of AI agents into Windows PCs, marking a significant shift in personal computing. CEO Jensen Huang emphasized the historical significance of Windows for NVIDIA, stating that the new RTX Spark technology will enable AI agents to function as personal assistants. Microsoft introduced Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC) to provide a secure platform for these agents, allowing them to operate safely in the background. The Surface Laptop Ultra, designed around RTX Spark, was also unveiled, with preorders starting immediately. This initiative aims to enhance productivity by bringing local AI capabilities to everyday work environments. The event highlighted the collaboration between the two companies to revolutionize how applications and agents are built and deployed on Windows. 2 sources 24

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