Microsoft is preparing a set of announcements for its Build developer conference in San Francisco that are aimed at deepening ties with software creators and expanding its on-device AI footprint.
Among the planned updates is a new developer-optimized configuration for Windows 11. That experience is described as providing a distraction-free workspace that ships with pre-installed applications and tools tailored for developers. The update will also deliver performance improvements and broadened customization options for the operating system.
A central theme of the event will be an emphasis on executing AI models locally on Windows PCs rather than relying exclusively on cloud-hosted inference. Microsoft intends to highlight Windows compatibility with emerging hardware platforms, including support for Nvidia’s RTX Spark and for Arm processors from Qualcomm.
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman is scheduled to present several new models at Build. Announced models include MAI-Thinking-1, positioned as an enterprise-focused reasoning model that was developed without distillation, and MAI-Image-2.5. These model announcements are part of the company’s broader effort to expand its model portfolio for enterprise and developer use.
The company will also outline plans for an application that brings its various Copilot AI assistants together into a single interface. That consolidated app will feature an AI agent named Microsoft Scout. A preview build of the app is expected to be available by late summer.
Microsoft is expected to address recent concerns related to GitHub. The platform has experienced a sequence of employee departures, service outages, and security issues, and Microsoft plans to present measures aimed at restoring developer confidence in the platform.
The Build presentations will therefore combine platform updates, new model introductions, hardware compatibility news, and steps to reassure the developer community about GitHub reliability and security.