Microsoft Build (often stylized as "//build/") is an annual conference event held by Microsoft, aimed towards software and web developers using Windows, Azure, and other Microsoft technologies. First held in 2011, it serves as a successor to Microsoft's previous developer events, the Professional Developers Conference (which covered the development of software for the Windows operating system) and MIX (which covered web development centering on Microsoft technology such as Silverlight and ASP.NET).
Events[]
2011[]
Build 2011 was held from September 13 to September 16, 2011 in Anaheim, California. The conference heavily focused on Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 and Visual Studio 2012; their Developer Preview versions were also released during the conference. Attendees also received a Samsung tablet shipping with the Windows 8 "Developer Preview" build.
2012[]
Held on Microsoft's campus in Redmond from October 30 to November 2, 2012, the 2012 edition of Build focused on the recently-released Windows 8, along with Windows Azure and Windows Phone 8. Attendees received a Surface RT tablet with Touch Cover, a Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone, and 100GB of free SkyDrive storage.[1]
2013[]
Build 2013 was held from June 26 to June 28, 2013 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.[2] The conference is expected to reveal details about the "Blue" initiative; a set of coordinated updates across multiple Microsoft platforms and services (including Windows 8).[3]
2020[]
2020 logo
Microsoft Build 2020 was held online from May 19 to 21, 2020. It was originally scheduled to be held in Seattle, but was switched to a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
2021[]
Microsoft Build 2021 was held online from May 25 to 27, 2021.
2022[]
Microsoft Build 2022 was held online from May 24 to 26, 2022. New announcements from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella included: Microsoft Store Ads, Azure Container Apps for serverless computing, the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform, the Azure OpenAI Service, Azure Cognitive Services, Project Volterra for ARM development, Express Design "low-code/no-code" tools in Microsoft Power Apps, and a new Live Share feature in Microsoft Teams.[5]
2023[]
Microsoft Build 2023 was held online and in-person in Seattle, Washington, from May 23 to 25, 2023. The conference focused heavily on artificial intelligence and its integration across Microsoft's products and services.[6]
Microsoft introduced its AI chatbot, Copilot, to Windows 11. Copilot is already integrated into Edge, Microsoft 365 apps, and GitHub.[7]
Microsoft announced the integration of Bing with OpenAI's ChatGPT, making Bing the default search engine for the service.
2024[]
Microsoft Build 2024 was held in Seattle, Washington, from May 21 to 23, 2024. Highlights included Copilot+ PC computers.
2025[]
Microsoft Build 2025 was held at the Seattle Convention Center, from May 19 to 22, 2025. Highlights included Microsoft 365 Copilot.[8]
References[]
- ↑ Build Conference 2012 Giveaway
- ↑ "Announcing Build 2013". Microsoft. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ "Microsoft officially acknowledges Windows Blue". PC World. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ Microsoft’s biggest event of the year goes virtual due to the coronavirus spread by Tom Warren, The Verge. 2020-03-12.
- ↑ Microsoft Build 2022: Nadella’s Top Announcements by Romi Mahajan, ITProToday. 2022-05-25.
- ↑ Microsoft Build 2023 kicks off on May 23 by Emma Roth, The Verge. 2023-03-14.
- ↑ Microsoft Build 2023 Book of News, Microsoft. Accessed 2024-06-21.
- ↑ Microsoft Build 2025: The age of AI agents and building the open agentic web by Frank X. Shaw, Microsoft. 2025-05-19.
External links[]
- Microsoft Build official website
- Microsoft Build 2024 (archived 2024-05-24)
- Microsoft Build 2023 (archived 2023-05-26)
- Microsoft Build 2022 (archived 2022-05-27)
- Microsoft Build May 2021 (archived 2021-10-19)
- Microsoft Build 2020 at Microsoft Docs
- Microsoft Build 2019 sessions at Windows Insider
- Microsoft Build at Wikipedia
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