Everything announced at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra event

<figure> <img alt="A photo of Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri announcing the Surface Laptop Ultra and RTX Spark Dev Box prices." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/lc-img-639ce71c-4af9-43a1-b5a1-34b6d8db35cc.jpeg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Microsoft just wrapped up a big Windows and Surface-focused keynote in San Francisco.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The biggest announcement was arguably the release details about <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1006378/microsoft-surface-laptop-ultra-pricing-release-date">the Surface Laptop Ultra</a>, its new laptop that&#8217;s powered by Nvidia&#8217;s RTX Spark Arm-based chip. The machine will start at $2,599 for a configuration with an 8-core CPU, 24GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage, and it will be released on October 16th. The laptop also has <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1006445/microsofts-surface-laptop-ultra-has-built-in-magnetic-usb-c-charging">built-in magnetic USB-C charging</a> instead of the proprietary Surface Connect magnetic charging port. <em>The Verge</em>&#8216;s Tom Warren published <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1006356/microsoft-surface-laptop-ultra-behind-the-scenes">a deep dive all about the new laptop</a>. Microsoft <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1006915/microsoft-surface-rtx-spark-dev-box-preorder">also announced</a> that the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a mini PC for developers, is available for preorder for $5,999 ahead of shipping in November.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In addition, Microsoft shared details about <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1007113/microsoft-windows-copilot-ai-control-search-hybrid-intelligence">some updates coming to Windows</a>, including &#8220;Hybrid Intelligence&#8221; features that lets Copilot use files on your Windows PC to take actions and a new search experience that lets you do quick actions from the search bar.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">You can catch up with all of our coverage from the event right here.</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1007113/microsoft-windows-copilot-ai-control-search-hybrid-intelligence">Microsoft is giving Copilot more control over Windows and your files</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1006378/microsoft-surface-laptop-ultra-pricing-release-date">The Surface Laptop Ultra finally has a release date — and a starting price of $2,599</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1006915/microsoft-surface-rtx-spark-dev-box-preorder">Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is available for preorder for $5,999</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1006445/microsofts-surface-laptop-ultra-has-built-in-magnetic-usb-c-charging">Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra has built-in magnetic USB-C charging</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1007079/muse-is-coming-to-windows">Muse is coming to Windows.</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1006303/microsoft-windows-surface-event-live-blog-surface-laptop-ultra-rtx-spark">Windows and Surface live blog: On the ground at Microsoft’s event</a> </li> </ul>