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Microsoft enables installation and updates of local AI agents on RTX Spark laptops

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On RTX Spark laptops, Hermes, Perplexity and OpenClaw agents can be installed through the Windows onboarding experience. Windows Store handles updates. However, the article’s author encountered an error while setting up the OpenClaw agent that required reinstallation.

Microsoft has made it possible to select and install local AI agents on new RTX Spark laptops through the Get Started onboarding experience in Windows. Windows Store handles installation and updates. The first officially supported agents are Hermes, Perplexity and OpenClaw. According to Microsoft, setting up the selected agent should take two clicks.

RTX Spark laptops combine an Arm-based processor, a Blackwell GPU and unified memory to run local models. The Surface Laptop Ultra can have up to 128 GB of unified memory; this is not a stated minimum requirement for the supported agents.

During testing, the article’s author largely confirmed that the Hermes agent was easy to set up. With the OpenClaw agent, however, he encountered an error installing the local gateway, which he resolved by uninstalling and reinstalling it. In his experience, large local models also had significantly slower response times than cloud models.

What changed

Why it matters

The integration reduces the number of steps needed to try local agents and makes ongoing updates easier. However, response time remains important when choosing a specific use case: for now, the author sees potential primarily for tasks left to run overnight or in the background.

Two audiences, two different impacts

What this means

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For individuals

When choosing a tool for ongoing interactive work, consider the author’s experience of slower responses from large local models compared with cloud models.

What to do When trying a local agent on an RTX Spark laptop, check its response time on one of your own everyday tasks.
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For a business

Teams using RTX Spark laptops can manage the installation and updates of supported agents through Windows Store. The author’s experience with the OpenClaw agent also shows that setup may require manual intervention.

Processes
What to decide Before a broader rollout, verify that the selected agent can be installed and updated through Windows Store on a test laptop.
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The Verge AI independent context · first detected How Windows is being optimized for Nvidia’s RTX Spark laptops