Your PC, Your Rules: AI Agents Meet Windows Personalization | OD858

Name: Your PC, Your Rules: AI Agents Meet Windows Personalization | OD858
Uploaded: 2026-06-03T08:38:38+00:00
Description: Samantha Song shows how to turn natural-language requests into real Windows personalization changes by routing prompts through MCP servers and into Windows...

Today by Samantha Song

Samantha Song demonstrates an agent-driven approach to Windows personalization where a user can describe a desired “vibe” in natural language (for example, a late-night coding theme) and have the system apply concrete Windows personalization changes.

Overview

The session explains how natural-language prompts can be mapped to Windows personalization APIs using MCP servers, with a clear flow from:

Prompt
MCP schema
API call

It also calls out practical considerations such as scope, permissions, and rollback.

What the session covers

Windows personalization scenarios driven by prompts

The video describes using MCP servers to drive Windows personalization features such as:

Dynamic Lighting (including custom RGB settings)
System sounds
Cursor themes
Multi-monitor layouts

Architecture: from intent to API execution

Key ideas highlighted in the description and chapter list include:

Treating intent as a first-class input for personalization
A “personalization skill” concept and a skill.md structure
A step-by-step mapping from user prompt to a structured MCP schema, then to a Windows API call
Handling operational concerns:
- Scope
- Permissions
- Rollback

Dynamic themes and lighting deep dive

The session includes a deeper look at Dynamic Lighting and RGB effects, including:

LampArray effects

Building the skill with GitHub Copilot

A segment focuses on implementing the personalization skill using GitHub Copilot, including:

Agentic code generation
A theme switching demo

Session context and resources

Event: Microsoft Build 2026
Session: OD858 (Advanced)
Resource link: https://aka.ms/build26-next-steps

Chapters (from the video description)

0:00 - Introduction and koi fish keyboard demo
00:00:24 - Current challenges in Windows personalization
00:01:14 - Vision for AI-powered personalization via agents
00:01:43 - Overview of the personalization skill and skill.md structure
00:02:54 - Using skills and Windows APIs for dynamic themes
00:03:58 - Deep dive into skill architecture and RGB LampArray effects
00:04:32 - Intent as first-class input and enterprise applications
00:05:31 - Building the skill with GitHub Copilot
00:06:01 - Agentic code generation and theme switching demo
00:08:07 - Productivity use case, closing and community call to action