Microsoft to detail Surface Laptop Ultra and Windows AI updates
Microsoft’s 2026 Windows and Surface event in San Francisco is expected to provide more information about the Surface Laptop Ultra and NVIDIA RTX Spark, alongside broader updates to Windows and the PC ecosystem. The event matters for Microsoft as it seeks to build confidence in its Windows AI features after difficulties with earlier roll-outs.
The presentation is scheduled to last about an hour, with Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella, Windows and Devices chief Pavan Davuluri, and NVIDIA chief executive Jensen Huang due to appear. The Surface Laptop Ultra was previously shown at Build: it has a 15-inch mini-LED display rated at up to 2,000 nits, a large trackpad and USB-C, USB-A and full-sized SD card ports. Pricing, availability and software features are among the details still expected.
- Microsoft is set to reveal more about the Surface Laptop Ultra.
- The laptop has a 15-inch mini-LED display and NVIDIA RTX Spark.
- Windows AI plans are also in focus after troubled feature roll-outs.
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Surface is Microsoft's own brand of laptops and computers, competing with premium devices from other manufacturers. Microsoft is working to integrate artificial intelligence features into Windows, its operating system, to keep personal computers competitive in an increasingly AI-driven world.
The company recognises that artificial intelligence is becoming essential to computing, but it has faced challenges rolling out earlier AI features to Windows users. This event represents an opportunity for Microsoft to rebuild confidence in its Windows AI capabilities and demonstrate what it has learned from previous setbacks.
Microsoft is partnering with NVIDIA, which manufactures the graphics processors and AI technology central to modern computing. The event will feature presentations from Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella and NVIDIA's chief executive Jensen Huang.
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Originally published by Engadget as “Microsoft Windows and Surface event 2026: Live updates as Satya Nadella and Jensen Huang take the stage”.