AI agents are changing how you interact with your PC. Creators, developers, and AI enthusiasts are already using these agents extensively to assist with day-to-day tasks such as coding, video editing, and content management.
NVIDIA and Microsoft are teaming up to enable the next generation of developers to build on-device agents on the Windows platform, with easier setup, native security, and integration with the apps and tools developers already use.
This post details new tools NVIDIA and Microsoft unveiled at NVIDIA GTC Taipei at COMPUTEX 2026 and Microsoft Build 2026 to meet the exploding demand for agents. These tools include turnkey agent sandboxing on native Windows, 2x faster agentic inference, new agent apps and tools from Nous Research and H Company, and enhanced multi-GPU support across llama.cpp and ComfyUI. The local AI development stack is now ready to run complex agentic AI workflows alongside users.
How to secure local agents with Microsoft eXecution Containers and NVIDIA OpenShell
At Microsoft Build, Microsoft announced a set of security primitives to allow agents to execute code, operate on files, and orchestrate tasks across systems with built-in identity and policy execution. The Microsoft eXecution Containers (MXC) form the policy layer, defining and instrumenting isolation and containment while relying on native Windows operating system constructs to apply these policies.
