Windows And Surface Event October 2026: Live Updates From Microsoft's Presentation

Tech giants like Samsung, Apple, and Google have already hosted their major events in 2026, but with fall now in full swing, another big name is joining in with an event of its own. On Wednesday, October 7 at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET, Microsoft will host a Windows and Surface event — its first in well over two years. According to the company, the livestreamed event will feature "a look at what's next from Windows, Surface, and NVIDIA."

Microsoft is understandably keeping its announcements a surprise for the event, but there's plenty of speculation about what we can expect from the stage in San Francisco. In terms of hardware, there's a chance we'll see more of the Surface Laptop Ultra, which was announced at Computex 2026, but still lacks a price or release date. It's shaping up to be as viable a competitor to the MacBook Pro as we've seen from Microsoft in quite some time — as long as the price is right. The RTX Spark chip will take center stage as well, which Nvidia says "delivers amazing creating, AI development, and gaming" on slim laptops and smaller desktops. It will reportedly power the Surface Laptop Ultra.

On the software side, there's no real expectation that Windows 12 will debut on Wednesday, but we should see plenty of updates for Windows 11. These will undoubtedly focus heavily on AI, including AI agents that users will be able to set up to do work for them on Windows machines. We'll be keeping track of all the big announcements live below once the event begins.