Windows wants you to ditch your keyboard & mouse by 2030

By 2030, Windows may look and feel like something straight out of a sci-fi flick. A new video from Microsoft’s YouTube channel features the company’s Corporate VP for OS Security, David Weston, sketching out what the future of Windows might hold. And spoiler alert: it’s less clicking and more talking.

What will Windows look like in 2030?

In the short interview, Weston predicts that future versions of Windows will rely heavily on multimodal interaction, meaning users won’t just type or click anymore.

Instead, they’ll speak to their PCs, while the operating system sees, hears, and understands context just like a human would. Think of it as a version of Windows that behaves more like a co-pilot than a traditional OS.

Weston suggests that the way we interact with computers today could soon feel outdated. In his words, “Mousing around and typing will feel as alien as it does to Gen-Z to use MS-DOS.”

The idea is that AI will enable much more natural, human-like conversations with machines, ditching the rigid commands of the past. Microsoft has been particularly invested in getting AI to become a core component for its PC users.

AI is changing how we work—and who we work with

The conversation then shifts to how artificial intelligence could transform the workplace. Weston points out that a lot of the repetitive grunt work currently handled by humans will soon be offloaded to AI.

That would, in theory, allow people to focus more on creative or strategic tasks. It’s a long-standing promise of AI: doing the boring stuff so humans don’t have to.

But Microsoft’s vision goes one step further. In the future, your company’s IT security expert might not be a human at all. Instead, it could be an AI bot, one you could chat with in meetings, email for help, or ask to review systems in real time. Weston paints a future where these AI assistants become as accessible and responsive as real team members.

Copilot and company: The bigger AI shift at Microsoft

All of this ties into Microsoft’s broader push towards AI integration. Copilot is already showing up across Windows, Office, and Azure. Meanwhile, rivals like OpenAI and Google are racing ahead with their own AI assistants like ChatGPT and Gemini.

Microsoft itself has faced heat for its aggressive AI shift, including layoffs and restructuring as it pivots toward this new future.

But if Weston’s predictions are anything to go by, this is just the beginning. By the time we hit 2030, using a keyboard might be optional, and AI might be the colleague sitting right next to you.