Windows¶
Explore labs, session repositories, and additional resources from Microsoft Build 2026 focused on Windows platform development, including AI, apps, and developer tooling.
Session Repositories¶
| Session | Presenters | Repo | Session Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build Apps w/ Local AI for Unmetered Intelligence on every Windows PC | Jordi Janer, Aditi Narvekar, Anastasiya Tarnouskaya | Repo | BRK260 |
| Build and ship faster with a developer-optimized experience on Windows | Craig Loewen, Kayla Cinnamon | Repo | BRK261 |
| From prompt to app, build AI powered apps on Windows | Lei Xu, Nikola Metulev | Repo | DEM345 |
| What's new in Windows Subsystem for Linux | Craig Loewen, Pooja Trivedi | Repo | DEM346 |
| Build, deploy, and scale agents with Windows 365 | Steve Thomas, Robert Nishi | Repo | LAB550 |
| Inferencing Local AI Models on all Windows PCs with Windows ML | Andrew Leader, Maha Bayana | Repo | OD851 |
| Powering enterprise-grade AI agents with Windows 365 for Agents | Joydeep Mukherjee, Sam Shapiro, Jiachen Yang | Repo | OD852 |
| Personalize Your Windows PC with AI: Build a Copilot Skill | Samantha Song | Repo | OD858 |
📚 Additional Resources¶
Windows Platform and Development¶
- Windows development overview - Modern tooling and frameworks for building Windows applications.
- Windows Copilot and AI integration - Building and integrating AI features on Windows platforms.
- Desktop application development with .NET - WPF, WinUI 3, and other frameworks for Windows apps.
AI/ML on Windows¶
- Build AI-powered apps on Windows with Microsoft Foundry - Local and edge AI development for Windows platforms.
- ONNX Runtime for inference optimization - Cross-platform model deployment and optimization.
- Windows AI with Windows.ML - On-device machine learning for reduced latency and privacy.
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)¶
- WSL documentation and setup - Running Linux environments natively on Windows.
- Develop with WSL and VS Code - Seamless Linux development from Windows.
- WSL networking and performance - Optimizing WSL for development workloads and container orchestration.