Microsoft 2.5: EVP Pavan Davuluri wants to remake Windows for both human and agent users
Microsoft's Windows chief just acknowledged the backlash. Here's what 'agentic OS' actually means for your workflow.
Why it matters
A senior Microsoft executive is reshaping Windows to accommodate autonomous AI agents running alongside human users—a fundamental shift in how operating systems will be designed. The backlash to his earlier framing signals real tension between the promise of agent productivity and user control/trust.
The key facts
9 to knowPavan Davuluri (EVP, Windows and Surface) rebuilding OS architecture for agent execution
Customer backlash followed November 2025 'agentic OS' announcement
Focus on Windows quality and reliability as prerequisite for agent deployment
Interview format; strategic positioning rather than product ship or concrete feature
Signals upcoming OS-level changes to support autonomous workflows
Pavan Davuluri (EVP, Windows and Surface) rebuilding OS for agent-human coexistence
Prior 'agentic OS' post generated customer backlash (November 2025)
Focus on Windows quality and reliability alongside agent capability
Interview-based narrative, not product announcement or hard data
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Publisher excerpt: Pavan Davuluri, who runs Windows and Surface at Microsoft, is rebuilding the operating system so AI agents can run on it alongside people. In the latest installment of GeekWire's Microsoft 2.5 series, he talks with Mary Jo Foley about the customer backlash that followed his "agentic OS" post last…