Microsoft will hold a Windows and Surface event on October 7

Microsoft to Host Windows and Surface Event on October 7

Microsoft will hold a Windows and Surface event on October 7 in San Francisco. The event is themed on "how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC."

Focus and Speakers

The event is focused on "Windows, NVIDIA RTX Spark, Surface, and the broader PC ecosystem." Confirmed speakers include:

• Satya Nadella - Microsoft CEO
• Jensen Huang - NVIDIA CEO
• Pavan Davuluri - Microsoft Executive Vice President of Windows + Devices

According to Microsoft, the trio is expected to share the "latest innovations across Windows, NVIDIA RTX Spark, Surface and the broader PC ecosystem."

NVIDIA RTX Spark and the Surface Laptop Ultra

Coming only a few months after NVIDIA announced its first system-on-a-chip for Windows - the NVIDIA RTX Spark - the event seems like the perfect opportunity to share more information about the Surface Laptop Ultra it will power.

Microsoft announced the laptop in June 2026, without sharing details of its availability.

The Vision for Local AI

Allowing AI agents to handle an increasing amount of normal computer work is a key part of Microsoft and NVIDIA's shared vision for the future of computing. Microsoft has already publicly shown off new hardware that could be part of that future in the form of its Project Solara devices, but computers that are powerful enough to run AI models locally should also do the trick. The Surface Laptop Ultra, using NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform, seems designed for that exact kind of workflow.

What's Still Unknown

Other laptop manufacturers have also introduced their own RTX Spark devices, but we still have no idea how much these things will cost. Microsoft's event could be just the place to finalize all those plans.