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Microsoft's Windows and Surface Event With NVIDIA's Jensen Huang

Microsoft's Windows and Surface Event With NVIDIA's Jensen Huang

Starts 10/07/2026 5:00PM

San Francisco, California

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Given as scheduled, per windowscentral.com^[1]: "Microsoft just announced a Windows^[6] and Surface event for October 7, 2026. The event will be held in San Francisco... It will start at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET."; The Verge^[4] printed Microsoft's invite with the same date and time.

Start: Oct 7, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Microsoft's Windows and Surface Event With NVIDIA's Jensen Huang

Satya Nadella, Pavan Davuluri and NVIDIA's Jensen Huang take the stage in San Francisco at 10 AM PT for Microsoft's first major Windows event in more than two years, billed as a conversation on "how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC." Pricing and availability for the RTX Spark-powered Surface Laptop Ultra are expected.

Microsoft will hold a Windows and Surface event in San Francisco on October 7, 2026, starting at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, billed as a conversation on "how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC"^[1][4]
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang will appear^[4]
According to Microsoft, they will share the "latest innovations across Windows, NVIDIA RTX Spark, Surface and the broader PC ecosystem"^[5]
It is Microsoft's first major Windows event since the Copilot+ PC launch in May 2024; a new Windows 12 is not expected^[2]
The @surface account teased the event with "Get ready for the next step" on September 15; pricing and a release date for Surface Laptop Ultra have not been announced and are expected at the event^[3]
Microsoft is also expected to show Windows 11 quality improvements from its Windows K2 initiative^[1]

Notable features

Expected: Surface Laptop Ultra, announced May 31 - Microsoft's first laptop to pair an NVIDIA Blackwell RTX GPU with up to 128GB of unified memory and full CUDA support, offering 1 petaflop of AI compute and running models of up to 120B parameters locally^[6]
Expected: its 15-inch mini-LED PixelSense Ultra touchscreen with up to 2,000 nits peak HDR and 262 ppi, HDMI, USB-C, USB-A, SD card and headphone ports, in Platinum and Nightfall^[6]
Expected: the RTX Spark chip's 20 CPU cores, and Windows 11's new Workload Profile Scheduling tuned for it^[2]
Reported as possible: more details on the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a compact desktop for local-AI developers with the same chip^[2]

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windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-surface-event-announced-for-october-7-heres-everything-we-know-so-far
windowscentral.com· Posted Sep 23, 2026· Starts Oct 7, 2026 ✓· 18% of score
Given as scheduled, per windowscentral.com: "Microsoft just announced a Windows^[6] and Surface event for October 7, 2026. The event will be held in San Francisco... It will start at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET."; The Verge^[4] printed Microsoft's invite with the same date and time.
[2]85%
Microsoft confirms first major Windows event in two years, but don't hold your breath for Windows 12 - Windows Latest
windowslatest.com· Published Sep 16, 2026· 18% of score
Date, time, city and speakers; first major Windows^[6] event since May 2024; no Windows 12 expected; 20-core RTX Spark and the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box.
[3]78%
Microsoft confirms October 7 Windows and Surface event with Jensen Huang, RTX Spark launch expected - VideoCardz
videocardz.com· Published Sep 16, 2026· 18% of score
Confirms date/time/speakers, the @surface 'Get ready for the next step' teaser, and that Surface Laptop Ultra pricing and release date are still unannounced.^[1]
[4]92%
Microsoft announces Windows and Surface event for October 7th - The Verge
theverge.com· Published Sep 15, 2026· 18% of score
Broke the announcement and printed Microsoft's invite: San Francisco, 7 Oct, Nadella/Davuluri/Huang, 10AM PT; last major Windows^[6] event was May 2024.
[5]82%
Microsoft will hold a Windows and Surface event on October 7 - Engadget
engadget.com· Published Sep 15, 2026· 18% of score
Quotes Microsoft that the trio will share the "latest innovations across Windows^[6], NVIDIA RTX Spark, Surface and the broader PC ecosystem."

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