The Surface Laptop Ultra’s killer feature? A cleaner, quieter Windows
The Surface Laptop Ultra features a new developer version of Windows designed for a cleaner and quieter user experience. This version removes distractions such as widgets and notifications, allowing for a more streamlined workflow. Microsoft is considering feedback for potential consumer adaptations of this less obtrusive Windows.
- ▪Nvidia unveiled its first consumer processor, the RTX Spark, at Computex 2026.
- ▪The Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev Box both feature the new RTX Spark chip.
- ▪The developer version of Windows aims to provide a distraction-free environment by removing widgets and notifications.
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Opinion The Surface Laptop Ultra’s killer feature? A cleaner, quieter Windows (I guess the PC is all right, too.) By Alaina Yee Senior Editor, PCWorld Jun 4, 2026 3:30 am PDT Image: Microsoft Nvidia’s latest chip is splashed all over the news right now, and for good reason. On Sunday, Team Green took the wraps off its first consumer processor for PC laptops and desktops. Known prior to launch by its codename N1X, the RTX Spark became official during CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote speech at Computex 2026. The beefy APU combines a 20-core Arm-based CPU with a 6,144 CUDA core Blackwell GPU—an astronomical step up from the custom Tegra processors the company designed for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, as well as its own Shield devices.
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