I work on the Windows engineering team at Microsoft and help with feedback for Start menu, Settings, taskbar, input + more
Seattle, WA
Joined August 2015
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For those of you who wonder what we do here all day 😏 Emma, Yuki, and @YashMisra12 walk through some of the decisions we made on the new search experience - fun to see the team in action!
Last week, we shared the new Windows Search experience and how Search is moving from finding to doing.
The team put together a Beyond the Build makers video, where @YashMisra12 and some of the team share the design and engineering decisions that shaped the experience.
We’ll share more at today’s NYC Insider meetup. See you soon.
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We continue to deliver on our commitment to quality, craftsmanship, and polish. I’m extremely proud of our team for working so hard to bring these improvements to our customers.
Keep the feedback coming! It gives us the energy and motivation to keep pushing forward. Thank you! 🙏
What’s new in Windows 11: Everyday experiences, reimagined
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Super excited about our new Photos app, featuring a native editor and viewer! 🎉📸 blogs.windows.com/windowsexp…
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Pavan shares highlights from our event today! Take a look! 👇
Today, we announced new @Windows platform capabilities and @surface devices built to empower people and organizations for the era of hybrid intelligence. Here are some of the highlights:
- It all starts with trust. Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC) is now generally available on Windows 11, keeping agents contained within boundaries the operating system enforces.
- HydraFusion brings hybrid intelligence to life, allowing models to run locally while seamlessly accessing the cloud when more scale or capability is needed. We're working with @github to extend HydraFusion to Windows.
- This fall, Search on the taskbar adds thousands of quick actions, making it easier to adjust settings and get things done as fast as you can type.
- @MSFTCopilot is getting more powerful on Windows. With hybrid intelligence, it can tap into your PC's local capabilities and turn your requests into action, while keeping you in control.
- Local agents are coming to Windows too. Muse is on its way as a native Windows app with MXC integration, and Hermes, OpenClaw, and Perplexity are already building local experiences on Windows.
- Surface Laptop Ultra, built with NVIDIA RTX Spark, is the most powerful Surface we've ever built. It's available for pre-order today, along with the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box and new RTX Spark PCs from our partners. Call of Duty is coming to RTX Spark in 2027.
Read more on the Windows Blog: blogs.windows.com/windowsexp…
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t-minus 30 minutes until the first episode of Ctrl + Manage: What’s new in Windows management - grab a drink, type some questions, and sit back for a moderately interesting time! :)
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WSL container is GA today!
Check out the new features and see how it's ready to ship in your enterprise.
Also yes `wslc compose` is being worked on, and is on our roadmap!
blogs.windows.com/windowsdev…
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Today, we introduced Project Zenith, a ready-to-code Windows experience on developer-class hardware. Alongside @jackhuynh I also shared that Project Zenith will first be available on systems powered by @AMD’s Ryzen AI Halo. With more devices from our partners coming in the months ahead. blogs.windows.com/windowsdev…
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Announcing the release of Windows 11, version 26H2 into Release Preview. See aka.ms/ReleasePreview26H2Ann… for more information about 26H2.
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Earlier this week, we shared File Explorer improvements with Windows Insiders, including the updated right-click menu.
We’ve been hearing some questions about the new right-click menu: what changed, where certain actions moved, and how to customize it for the way you work.
@xanderfiss, from our product team put together a great walkthrough of the experience.
Worth a watch: youtube.com/shorts/rS_eiNoCx…
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Hello Insiders, we’re getting ready to head back out for the next leg of the meetup tour.
In a couple weeks, we’ll be in Berlin, Cologne, and Prague.
We’re keeping these three meetups smaller than some of our earlier stops by design, so we have more time to connect, hear feedback, answer questions, and spend time together.
Space is limited, so register for details and a chance to attend: aka.ms/WIPmeetup
See you soon.
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Hello Windows Insiders, heads up no flighting today! In the meantime, ensure you are up to date on the latest Preview Build for your channel so you have the latest Windows Insider flight certificates. See more at aka.ms/WIPCertExpiry
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Hey Windows Insiders, releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 29634.1000 for Experimental (Future Platforms) today! See announce blog over at aka.ms/WIPblog7-27-2026
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Search is one of those places in Windows where small amounts of friction add up quickly.
Opening an app. Finding a file. Changing a setting. Getting the right result should feel clear and focused.
Excited to see these Search updates go live. The Windows Search Box is getting calmer, easier to scan, giving you more control over web and Store suggestions, and also improving how results appear across apps, settings, files, and more.
Read more here: blogs.windows.com/windows-in…
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Windows has adapted to emerging threats for decades, at global scale. The speed of vulnerability discovery is changing, and it is our responsibility to keep customers protected. Here's how the team is approaching it: blogs.windows.com/windowsexp…
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Lots of goodies in the latest WinGet release:
I'm loving the sorted output!
github.com/microsoft/winget-…
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WSL container's public preview starts today, you can try it out right away! Blog post here for more details:
devblogs.microsoft.com/comma…
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Windows App SDK 2.2 just landed: nuget.org/packages/Microsoft…
OMD Diff: omds.xaml.dev/WinAppSDK_2.2.…
Release notes: github.com/microsoft/Windows…
I'm liking the new ApplicationData API for unpackaged apps. That will make life a lot simpler.
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Hey Insiders, we're flighting several builds today, including a new 26H1 build train. See the WIP blog for more details: aka.ms/WIPBlog6-8-2026
