Microsoft to host Windows and Surface event on October 7

Microsoft has confirmed that it will host the on October 7, 2026, in San Francisco. The event will focus on how local AI is shaping the future of personal computing, marking the company’s most significant Windows showcase in over two years. The event is scheduled for 10 AM PT (1 PM ET) and marks Microsoft's first major Windows event since May 2024. Microsoft is framing the event as a conversation on how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC. CEO Satya Nadella, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, and Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri are all confirmed to attend, a lineup that strongly hints at what's coming.Microsoft Windows event details* Date & Time: October 7, 2026, at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET* Location: San Francisco, California* Theme: “A conversation on how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC”This marks Microsoft’s first major Windows event in over two years, following its May 2024 showcase of Arm-based Copilot Plus PCs and its renewed Qualcomm partnership.What to expectThe pairing of Microsoft and NVIDIA leadership points toward more details on the Surface Laptop Ultra, which Microsoft unveiled in June 2026 without announcing pricing or availability. The laptop is built around NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform, the company's first system-on-a-chip designed for Windows, and is widely seen as Microsoft's answer to Apple's MacBook Pro. Microsoft has also shown off a Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a compact desktop using the same chip aimed at developers working with local AI models, which could also get more details at the event.Other PC makers, including Dell, Lenovo, and Asus, have already announced their own RTX Spark-based devices, though none have published benchmarks yet, and Microsoft's event could be where pricing and launch timing finally get nailed down across the ecosystem.Despite the "Windows" branding on the invite, a new version of the operating system itself is not expected — Microsoft isn't expected to announce a surprise Windows 12. Instead, the focus looks to be squarely on hardware and on-device AI capability, with Microsoft having spent months tuning Windows 11 specifically for the new RTX Spark hardware.The event caps a year in which Microsoft has been pushing AI agents further into everyday computing, and comes on the heels of its Project Solara device concepts, which have signaled where the company sees Windows hardware heading next.Get the latest technology news and updates. Download the TOI App.