Everything you need to know to develop great apps, games and other experiences for and on Windows.
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The next era of the PC is taking shape on Windows. ✨
Windows is becoming the home for hybrid intelligence.
🔐 MXC GA
🧠 Frontier coding models running locally
✨ GitHub Copilot HydraFusion
💻 llama.cpp + Windows ML
⚡ Surface Laptop Ultra + Dev Box preorders
🖥️ New RTX Spark PCs
Available today: Project Zenith on the new @AMDRyzen AI Halo ‼️
The developer experience should start with building, not configuring the machine.
Learn more about the powerful new starting point for local AI development here: amd.com/en/blogs/2026/projec…
Building AI agents on Windows? 🤖
Check out this #MSIgnite session:
🛡️ BRK391: Agent management + governance
Nov. 18 | 6 PM ET
Join us in SF or online!
Plan your schedule: ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/s…
Put local AI to work at #MSIgnite. 💻⚡
🧠 BRK389: Local AI coding
Nov. 19 | 9:00 AM PT
Neil Hinnant + Lei Xu
⚡ BRK388: Windows ML at scale
Nov. 19 | 11:30 PM PT
Anastasiya Tarnouskaya + Pawan Tahiliani
Plan your schedule: ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/s…
.@ClintRutkas and Hamza Usmani have a @surface Laptop Ultra and a Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, and they're pushing both to the limits. 💪
See how Intelligent Terminal runs a 120B-parameter model completely locally, with no cloud needed. youtube.com/watch?v=L1b4AI_C…
And that's not all.
Click here to learn about Intelligent Terminal 0.3 - the biggest update to Intelligent Terminal since its launch: devblogs.microsoft.com/comma…
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How can larger coding models, longer context windows, and faster inference fit on one device? Explore the techniques behind bringing MAI-Code-1.1-Flash on-device.
Learn more: devblogs.microsoft.com/found…
What happens when an AI agent encounters malicious instructions? 🛡️
With Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC) and the Microsoft Security stack, Windows enables security teams to detect risky agent behavior and restrict agent access without blocking the user.
See how Windows helps contain threats while keeping developers productive. 👇
Learn more: blogs.windows.com/windowsdev…
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Curious about building native apps for Windows on @Arm? 💪
Experts Jamshed Damkewala, Avin Zarlez, Michael Gamble, and Paul Gaboury recently got together to discuss how Arm AppReady can help your team get started.
Watch the webinar here: developer.arm.com/laptops-an…
San Francisco, here we come! 🚀
#MSIgnite is happening Nov. 17–20, and the session scheduler is LIVE.
Find your must-see sessions and start building your agenda. We can't wait to see you there!
🗓️msft.it/6015aLYkJ
🐧📦 Keep building with WSL containers on Windows.
Build, run, and deploy Linux containers directly on Windows with built-in container workflows.
Ready to try it? Run `wsl --update` and start building.
Learn more: msft.it/6016aL6dE
Windows Developer retweeted
I came home from a Microsoft dinner with a Surface Laptop Ultra in a metal briefcase. Consider me a Windows woman now.
128GB of unified memory has me curious about the future of private, local AI. Here’s the unboxing and my first look. It's going for ~$6k.
Windows Developer retweeted
Set up OpenClaw out of the box on the new @nvidia RTX Spark laptops.
Choose a local model or connect a cloud provider, and follow the guided setup without opening a terminal.
Thanks to the NVIDIA and @Microsoft teams who worked with us on this.
nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/n…
Bring powerful local AI compute to your desk. ⚡
Surface RTX Spark Dev Box helps developers and AI engineers experiment, evaluate models + iterate locally.
Available for preorder now. Shipping to customers in the U.S. in November. msft.it/6018as83w
A new generation of Builder PCs is here. ⚡
Powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark and built for demanding local AI workloads, new PCs from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI + Surface are available for preorder today.
Explore the lineup: msft.it/6013aSAMH
This week, @pavandavuluri showed hybrid intelligence on Windows: local workflows, cloud models with permission. MXC helps contain agent actions on the PC.
Try Portable Computer for Windows by @perplexity_ai: apps.microsoft.com/detail/9p…
Windows Developer retweeted
Hermes Agent is now live (and featured) in the @Microsoft Store for seamless one-click install.
More updates for the Windows ecosystem coming soon!
GitHub Copilot HydraFusion is extending intelligent routing to Windows, tapping into models running locally on your device. 💻☁️
Coming to GitHub Copilot app, Copilot CLI + VS Code in experimental preview later this month: msft.it/6015aU2Tv