Microsoft will turn the Windows Task Bar search menu into a chatbot interface this fall that handles thousands of actions through typed commands. The redesign lets users control settings, access Copilot and send messages without separate apps.
To make AI a part of everyday life, we need to bring it to places people use the most — into the flow of human ambition,
We're moving into a future where everyone can simply express what they want, and their Windows PC, with their permission, can take action on their behalf.
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At its Windows and Surface event, Microsoft opened preorders for the $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra and the $5,999 Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, and said Copilot will be able to use files and act across Windows in the coming months.
Microsoft says Copilot on Copilot+ PCs will be able to use files and recent activity on your PC, take actions across Windows, and tap local AI models, with your permission. The features are expected to start rolling out in the coming months.
NVIDIA and Microsoft announced RTX Spark hardware and Microsoft Execution Containers at the Windows AI and Surface event to run AI agents locally on Windows PCs. RTX Spark laptops open for preorder today with up to 128 GB unified memory and one petaflop of AI compute, shipping October 16.
Microsoft demonstrated hybrid intelligence on Windows that runs AI models from 70 billion to 284 billion parameters locally. The approach keeps data on-device, supports offline use, and switches to cloud models for heavier tasks.
Microsoft has introduced a local edition of MAI-Code-1.1-Flash that runs on Windows PCs without server access. The model requires substantial memory and is confirmed in development for GitHub Copilot by the end of October on Nvidia RTX Spark hardware.
