We’re officially right in the middle of Big Tech developer conference season. Google served up its AI-filled event, Google I/O 2026, a few weeks ago. Apple’s annual developer conference, WWDC, is next week.
But, next up? Microsoft Build.
Microsoft’s annual developer conference begins tomorrow, June 2, 2026, in San Francisco. If you don’t already have plans to attend the event, you’re out of luck, as Microsoft says tickets are sold out.
However, you can still watch Microsoft Build 2026 online from anywhere in the world.
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Watch the Microsoft Build keynote
The Microsoft Build livestream will kick off with a keynote from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m. PT). As per usual, you can watch the event live on YouTube:
What to expect from Microsoft Build 2026
What’s to be expected from this year’s Microsoft Build? According to the company’s description of the opening keynote event, CEO Nadella and other key Microsoft figures will talk about how the company is “creating new opportunity for developers across our platforms in this era of AI.”
Unsurprisingly, AI is poised to take center stage at Microsoft Build, just like AI was the focus at this year’s Google I/O. The sessions following the keynote focus heavily on agentic AI in particular, with events such as “Build a custom AI agent with open-weight models and OpenClaw” and “Build, deploy, and scale agents with Windows 365.”
Microsoft’s developer event tends to be more oriented to the technical crowd than Google I/O and Apple’s WWDC. However, reports suggest that Microsoft is planning to announce new AI models and significant improvements to Windows 11, so there might be something for everyone at this year’s Microsoft Build.
Mashable will be covering Microsoft Build, and if there are any interesting announcements related to Windows 12 or Xbox, we’ll be sure to share the latest news with our readers.
