This week is due to be jam-packed with product announcements from both Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. with scheduled events taking place on Wednesday, Oct. 26, and Thursday, Oct. 27.

While there have been plenty of rumors surrounding Apple’s event, less is known of what we can expect to see from the Microsoft Windows 10 event taking place in New York on Oct. 26.

Here’s a look at how you can watch the Microsoft announcement, including a live webcast and Facebook Live. We also look at what we can expect to see at the event, as well as what items will be a no show.

How to watch the Microsoft event on Oct. 26

The live stream of the Microsoft event starts at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

Microsoft live webcast

You can live stream all the action from the Microsoft event on the company’s official event site. To ensure you don’t miss out on the latest news from Microsoft make sure you add the live stream event to your calendar.

Facebook Live

Alternatively, you can watch the live stream of the event on Facebook. Click the “Get Reminder” button on Microsoft’s Facebook Live event to ensure you don’t miss out on the action.

What to expect from the event

Windows 10

While Windows 10 is expected to be a major focus at Wednesday’s event there is unlikely to be any major updates. It is rumored that the company will spend the majority of the time on the Redstone 2 update for Windows 10, which is due out in early 2017.

Features that could be announced are Office Hub, HomeHub, HoloShell, and UWP File Explorer, among others. Microsoft will also likely announce the official release date for the public version of the update, which is rumored to be in March 2017.

We could also see more detail regarding Microsoft’s Windows 10 Holographic, which will unite the company’s mixed-reality HoloLens and Windows-connected VR headsets.  

The event will also likely showcase the new version of Microsoft Paint, which according to recent leaks will support 3D effects.

Surface Studio

Microsoft is rumored to be working on a Surface all-in-one desktop, codenamed “Cardinal,” a large tablet-like display that can be used as a display or a desk, according to Windows Central.

Details about the device, rumored to be called the Surface Studio, remain scarce, but rumors do point to a detachable display, with inking support and modular add-on components.  

The Surface Studio is rumored to come with a 27-inch display with 4K resolution. While the rumored GTX-1080 video card could make the Surface Studio appealing for gamers and would also make the PC VR and AR ready.

The company is also rumored to launch a Surface Keyboard and Surface Mouse.

HoloLens

The event could see some demonstrations of the HoloLens’ existing technology; however, no new hardware is expected.

Microsoft made the HoloLens Developments Edition available to developers and businesses in the U.S. and Canada on Aug. 2.

HomeHub device

According to Windows Central, Microsoft is working on a competitor to the Amazon Echo and the recently launched Google Home, which will be related to the Windows 10 feature called HomeHub.

The HomeHub is rumored to work in the same way as its competitors, but would be controlled by Cortana compared to Amazon.com Inc. and Google Inc. who use Alexa and Google Assistant respectively.

What not to expect

New devices: Surface Pro 5, Surface Book 2

You will have to wait until spring 2017 before you will see a new version of the Surface Pro and the Surface Book.

However, what is possible for the existing Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book are updated versions to the latest Intel Kaby Lake processors.

Microsoft Office

There is likely to be no news around Microsoft Office due to the fact that the company is hosting another Office-focused event on Wednesday, Nov. 2.

According to the company, Satya Nadella and Office, chief executive officer of Microsoft and Kirk Koenigsbauer, Office corporate vice president will discuss “the changing nature of collaboration and how we can empower every team to achieve more.”

The Nov. 2 event is also rumored to showcase Microsoft’s own Slack-like enterprise collaboration tool called Skype Teams.

Sources: Engadget; Digital Trends

Main image via Microsoft | HoloLens image via Microsoft Sweden; Flickr