Introduction
Formed in September 2025, The Microsoft Agent Frontier Ring is renowned collection of websites featuring Microsoft Agent technologies. Around our ring, you will find web sites, applications, and character designers utilizing these fascinating technologies in the most innovative and coolest ways...
Formed in September 1997 and taken down in 2017, The Microsoft Agent Ring was a large collection of websites featuring Microsoft Agent technologies.
What is Microsoft Agent?
Microsoft Agent was a technology developed by
Microsoft that allows for users to interact with animated characters inside applications and web pages. It used text to speech engines to allow the animated characters to speak to the end user. These animated characters were called "Microsoft Agents". It came preinstalled with Windows beginning with Windows 98. Microsoft Agent continued to release alongside all Windows versions until Windows 7 in 2009, following Microsoft's discontinuation of Microsoft Agent. The latest release of Microsoft Agent was version 2.0 on October 12th, 1998.

Microsoft Agent allowed for users of the software to make characters through the Microsoft Agent Character Editor. Four default characters were made by Microsoft on the original page, including Genie, Merlin, Peedy, and Robby. Some other notable characters are those featured in the Microsoft Office suite throughout 1997 to 2003, including Clippy, Dot, or Office Logo. The Windows XP search assistants are also Microsoft Agents, including Rover. Another mentionable Microsoft Agent is Bonzi, a purple gorilla that came bundled BonziBUDDY until its discontinuation. The Bonzi character later received a lot of attention after being a meme following multiple meme videos on it before a streamer eventually streamed an XP destruction causing the popularity of the Bonzi character to rise.
How to set up Microsoft Agent

How do I join the MSAgent Frontier Ring?
The original webring uses RingSurf for its functionality. The revival used Webringu. Which means in order to join the webring, you must sign this form and wait for Fuego or Laser Boy to add you. But first,
Rules- You must be a Windows user. (I know, it's bad)
- Your website must contain MSAgent characters, videos and/or software.
- You must provide a link to said website.
- No NSFW or suggestive content!
- NO ILLEGAL CRAP!
- (Optional) We appreciate it if you provide the link to your 88x31 button.
Once you're accepted to the webring, you may add this widget to your site, or make your own! If you want to change the hat color, you can visit the
Logos page.
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Uses Microsoft® Agent Technology.
Microsoft Corporation does not endorse and is not affiliated with the Microsoft Agent Ring. Neither Microsoft nor the Microsoft Agent Ring can be held responsible for the content of member sites.
Microsoft and the Microsoft Agent Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
The characters "Genie", "Merlin", "Robby", and "Peedy" are
Copyright © 1996-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
The character "Max" is Copyright © 2023-2025 by GLITCH Productions.
We do not condone the drama that happened in the Five Nights at Freddy's Fandom in 2021. 
The character "Max" is Copyright © 1998 by RayFlex Animation.
The characters "Victor" and "James" is Copyright © 2000 by Hewlett Packward and La Cantoche Production.
All other characters are copyright by their respective creators or owners.