Microsoft Windows and Surface event 2026: Live updates as Satya Nadella and Jensen Huang take the stage

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Microsoft is expected to unveil more details about the Surface Laptop Ultra at its Windows and Surface event in San Francisco. The company has also teased "latest innovations across Windows, NVIDIA RTX Spark, Surface and the broader PC ecosystem." In its invitation, Microsoft said we would hear from CEO Satya Nadella and Windows and Devices chief Pavan Davuluri, as well as NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. The presentation, which is scheduled to start at 10AM PT (1PM ET), should last about an hour, and you can watch the company's livestream across its X, Instagram and YouTube channels.

Tomorrow, see what's next from Windows, @surface, and @NVIDIARTXSpark.

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Or you could just stay here and follow along on our liveblog. Our senior reporters Karissa Bell and Devindra Hardawar will be on the ground bringing you updates live from the scene. We'll be starting our liveblog in just a couple of hours at 10AM ET, keeping you up to speed on the latest rumors and teases right up to the launch. As you wait, feel free to leave us comments below and we'll be sure to answer them when we can. 

To recap, we already caught a glimpse of the Surface Laptop Ultra earlier this year at the company's Build developer conference. It's supposed to be the most powerful Surface yet, thanks to the power of NVIDIA's RTX Spark superchip. We know it's got a 15-inch mini LED display that gets up to 2,000 nits bright. It has the largest trackpad Microsoft has ever made, plus a generous offering of ports including USB C, USB A and a full-sized SD card reader onboard.

Today, though, we're likely to find out more about pricing, availability and other software features. And if we didn't also learn about some type of Agentic AI capability coming to Windows, I'll be shocked. Still, given the company's recent troubled history with rolling out AI features to Windows, as well as the speed at which the Copilot+ PC initiative rose and fell into obscurity, there's quite a lot at stake for Microsoft.

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• I won't say agentic but... maybe tons about little minions doing AI work for you ;) Seriously, this is the hot topic now, so I'm sure that will be the bulk of the event. Maybe Microsoft will try to launch another big AI feature too, but its track record with that hasn't been great. 

• Morning! It will be interesting to see how Microsoft justifies that kind of price if it does land somewhere in the $3,000 range (which I agree is likely given everything we know). I suspect a lot of it will hinge on what Dev said a little bit ago... it's for hardcore AI folks. I'd bet we will hear all about how great this laptop is for agentic coding, AI development etc. 

• Devindra, aside from the Surface Laptop Ultra and... AI... What word do you think we'll hear most at this afternoon's keynote? And don't say "Agentic"...

• I hope we'll return to the days of great $999 laptops eventually!

• Welp TIL that's how much the MacBook Pro starts at! I am still in the mindset of ultraportable laptop pricing from 2016 I guess. But yes, I think this will cost a lot and I have to wonder who it's for. I'm not sure there's a massive market for $3,000 laptops in this economy. 

• Whatever the case, the Surface Laptop Ultra definitely won't be for most consumers. And I think that will hold true for most of the RTX Spark systems. NVIDIA wants a slightly cheaper version of its DGX Spark tech for laptops and smaller desktops, but all AI hardware will need a ton of RAM to hold large models. A MacBook Pro 16-inch with 64GB of RAM starts at $4,000. RTX Spark systems can go up to 128G of RAM. 

• Oh I'd put it more in the range of the MacBook Pro 16-inch, since it's a similar market they're going for. That thing starts at $2,999! The current Surface Laptop starts at $1,200, so really thinking how much they can charge for RTX Spark and that "Ultra" name.

• I guess... $1,200. But ideally $999?

• Oh I'd love to get some Xbox Helix details, but that'll definitely be announced at a totally separate event where Xbox gets to shine. This event is purely for the AI sickos. Let's take our bets for how much the Surface Laptop Ultra will cost! 

• Commenter Tendoboy1984 has a question: "Are they gonna finally show Xbox Helix?"

  Dev, any thoughts?

• We currently have 7 comments with many of you talking about how much you like Surface computers and I am happy to report I am also in that camp. One of my daily drivers is a Surface Laptop. Wild thing to say, maybe?

• I know some people were wondering if this would be an event to launch Windows 12, but I don't think that's really going to happen. Microsoft has its work cut out for it trying to make agentic AI viable in Windows, so I think that'll be the major focus. I do wonder what a Windows 12 would look like, though. In 5 years, I'd imagine even more AI features front and center.

• I love hearing from our readers on what they want to see from each of these events, so leave us a comment below about your hopes and dreams. Out of Microsoft today, out of the tech industry broadly or even just in life. We're here to listen!

• Good morning folks! I'm looking forward to seeing what's up with Microsoft and NVIDIA later today. It's certainly a big deal that Nadella and Huang are hosting this event together. Perhaps it's a sign that RTX Spark will have a bit more of a lifespan than the Copilot+ initiative.

• As we've already covered in the intro of this liveblog, there's quite a lot we know so far about what to expect today. The Surface Laptop Ultra is definitely on the agenda, and possibly more details not just about its price and availability, but perhaps also additional features we hadn't seen.

• Good morning everyone and welcome to our liveblog of today's Microsoft Windows and Surface event. As it's taking place in San Francisco and currently 7AM there, I'll be kicking off this liveblog until our on-the-ground reporters Karissa Bell and Devindra Hardawar are able to. You might still see me around here after they come on, though, because I do love hanging around event liveblogs.