Microsoft Build 2026: Live updates from Satya Nadella's keynote including Windows, Copilot and more

To their credit, MS has done a good job wit Github Copilot, which launched well before the more consumer AI dreck. They claim it genuinely helps developers, and I've heard that from a few programmers as well. Maybe these AI tools are better suited to the people making software, instead of using them. 

That's a good guess. Google had quite a lot to say about agents at I/O a few weeks back. That said, I do wonder if Microsoft has so bungled everything around Copilot that it will make any AI subsequent push difficult.   

If I had to guess about one topic, I think we'll definitely hear a lot about AI agents in Windows.  they've become really popular over last year, but the most interesting ones are complex and require command line knowledge. Microsoft wanted to do something similar with Copilot, but the branding around everything Copilot has been so bad, they may need to call it something else.

Right, I wonder if we may get some announcements around that issue.   

And I say this as someone who mostly writes, games and podcasts from Windows 11! A lot of people thought I was some sort of Apple fanboy on the Surface Laptop Ultra post, please check yourselves folks. I was born in Windows, raised on blue screens ;)

LOL no. I feel bad that Dell and Acer are trying to make 8GB systems work, knowing what Windows will do to them. There's potential for a really minimal Arm-based Windows system to do well with 8GB though. And I think Microsoft has really gotten the message with the MacBook Neo: Cheap PCs can't be good because of Windows.

While we wait, any highlights from Computex? Do you think the new XPS 13 will offer a good experience with just 8GB of RAM? 

And to be clear folks, both Igor and I are covering the Build keynote remotely. I would have loved to make it out to SF, but not sure it would have been worth it news-wise. Also, sometimes you just need to shut your eyes a bit during a Build keynote... 

Yeah, I imagine no company wants to announce pricing when the great RAMageddon will make them just look like fools in a few months time.    

Good morning everyone! And I think we all know what to expect Igor: Everything AI! Build is a typically dry developer conference, with none of the showmanship of Google I/O or Apple's WWDC. 

That's why we got the major consumer news earlier: The Surface Laptop Ultra, powered by NVIDIA's RTX Spark chip. What's surprising is that we actually won't see that computer until this fall, and we have no idea what it'll cost yet.  

As a reminder for everyone, Satya Nadella's keynote starts at 12:30PM ET, with Microsoft scheduling two-and-a-half hours for the full presentation, so be sure to get plenty of snacks and refreshments if you plan to join us for the entire event.  

Dev, what are you expecting out of Microsoft today? It seems like the company announced anything hardware-related it had to share during the weekend Computex flood.

In the spirit of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, I ask you to chant "Developers! Developers! Developers!" anytime there's mention of Copilot or AI. 

Hi, folks. Igor Bonifacic, senior reporter, alongside senior editor Devindra Hardawar here to live blog Build 2026.