Microsoft teases the future of Windows: 'The computer will be able to see what we see, hear what we hear, and we can talk to it'

A Microsoft exec's vision of Windows in 2030 - it's all about voice and AI

· TechRadar

News By Darren Allan published 6 August 2025

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  • Microsoft's VP for OS Security has provided his vision of Windows in 2030
  • It will be multimodal and involve 'more talking to our computers'
  • AI will power the ability to 'do much more sophisticated things'

Ever wondered what Windows will be like at the turn of the decade, when 2030 rolls around?

Windows Central discovered a video clip uploaded on Microsoft's YouTube channel in which its Corporate VP for OS Security, David Weston, provides his vision for Windows in 2030 (you can watch it below).

In the short interview, Weston delivers answers to some set questions which are mostly on the topic of security (unsurprisingly, given that's his expertise), AI, jobs, and the business world. He does address the title of the video at one point, though, and gives us his thoughts on how Windows might look by the end of the decade.

Weston observes: "I think we will do less with our eyes and more talking to our computers. And I truly believe that a future version of Windows, and other Microsoft operating systems, will interact in a multi-modal way."

"The computer will be able to see what we see, hear what we hear, and we can talk to it and ask it to do much more sophisticated things. I think it will be a much more natural form of communication."

Weston adds: "The world of mousing around and typing will feel as alien as it does to Gen-Z to use MS-DOS."

Much of the rest of the video discusses AI and jobs, as mentioned, and how we can expect AI to take over grunt work to free us humans up to do more interesting and creative tasks (or that's the long-held theory anyway).

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