Microsoft is hinting what Windows 12 will look like, and you may not be happy about it

Microsoft’s Surface and Windows event was interesting, to say the least. The festivities closed out on a high note with a super-anticipated Surface Laptop Ultra reveal, but everything up until that point left me wondering whether I’d drank enough caffeine this morning. Endless conversations about AI agents, the “hybrid intelligence” operating system, and new AI-powered fixes for Windows’ weakest features.

While I struggled to keep my eyes open and slipped into a half-daydream mental limbo, as one tends to do during developer conferences, I realized that Microsoft wasn’t just talking about the future of its current operating system. Instead, it was giving us a glimpse at Windows 12’s foundation.

AI in your device, AI in the cloud

A million little agents just churning away

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