Furthering Windows as the trusted platform for developers

Delivering faster developer experiences, a secure execution layer for agents, and unmetered intelligence locally.

Intelligent Terminal bringing agents to where you are Intelligent Terminal intentionally brings context-aware intelligence to your favorite agents directly into a terminal based experience to help debug errors, run multi-step tasks so you can stay in your flow, available in experimental preview. Explore Intelligent Terminal Build, run, and interact with Linux containers natively with WSL containers Whether you are working on local development, AI/ML workflows or containerized testing, Linux containers now run directly on Windows — out of the box. Learn more about WSL containers Integrating NVIDIA silicon with developer-optimized Windows 11 experience By bringing powerful AI compute to the edge, developers can reserve frontier model calls for truly frontier problems and handle the rest on their own hardware. Learn more about Axion
Unmetered Intelligence delivered on Windows
API d’IA Windows Turn innovative ideas into intelligent experiences with Windows AI APIs. With ready-to-use capabilities powered by local models, you can build fast, private, and performant AI features. En savoir plus sur les API Windows AI Expand local AI reach with Windows ML Bring your own models and run them anywhere on Windows with a flexible machine learning runtime built for scale. Windows ML makes it easy to deliver high‑performance AI experiences across CPU, GPU, and NPU — so your app runs great on every device. En savoir plus sur Windows ML
Secure platform to build and run agents with Windows
Build and run agents locally on Windows Build agents that can take action on the local device while staying within clear security boundaries. With the Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC) SDK, developers can define what an agent can access and do, apply containment at runtime, and use Windows isolation capabilities designed for agent workloads. Explore local agent development on Windows Windows 365 for Agents Run agents in a managed Cloud PC environment that supports direct app and browser interaction, multi-step workflows, and operation across modern and legacy systems. Windows 365 for Agents gives developers and organizations a scalable place to run agent workloads with centralized management, policy, and containment. Explore Windows 365 for agents
Security built in. Not bolted on. Security is built into the platform stack, from hardware through the OS, creating a secure foundation for applications and agents to be built and run on.
Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) enhancements

Windows is expanding post-quantum cryptography support, including broader algorithm coverage, deeper platform integration, and new PQ features.

Learn more about PQC enhancements Stronger authentication defaults

Windows is moving away from legacy authentication with new capabilities like IAKerb and LocalKDC to reduce NTLM usage and enable more secure Kerberos-based scenarios.

 Stronger driver trust

Windows is raising the bar for driver security with WHCP-certified drivers becoming the default and a staged transition toward stronger trust requirements over time.

Learn more about Windows driver security Trusted apps

Smart App Control and App Control for Business are expanding coverage with reputation-based protections and new API support.

Learn more about trusted apps Read the full update on security