# How To Get Version of Executor

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/how-to-get-version-of-executor/39395>\
**Category:** Build Environment\
**Tags:** windows, dependencies, circle-yml\
**Created:** [March 13, 2021, 7:00am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/how-to-get-version-of-executor/39395 "2021-03-13T07:00:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Kurt-von-Laven](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/kurt-von-laven/32/26911_2.png) [@Kurt-von-Laven](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/Kurt-von-Laven)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 7:00am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/how-to-get-version-of-executor/39395/1 "2021-03-13T07:00:40Z")

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I am using the [circleci/windows@2.4.0 orb](https://circleci.com/developer/orbs/orb/circleci/windows?version=2.4.0) and would like to pin [the default executor](https://circleci.com/developer/orbs/orb/circleci/windows?version=2.4.0#executors-default) at a specific version. How do I determine what version of the windows-server-2019-vs2019 image I am presently using or which versions are available? Is there a website listing them?

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**Author:** ![fernfernfern](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/fernfernfern/32/8596_2.png) [@fernfernfern](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/fernfernfern)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/how-to-get-version-of-executor/39395/2 "2021-04-05T11:26:00Z")

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At the moment there’s no way to pin Windows images. The image is automatically re-built on a monthly basis to include patches, updates, refresh the visual studio license, and other maintenance tasks. This is a rolling image process, and we only keep two versions of the windows image. The current default version, and the previous version. You can supply `previous` as an argument to the `version` parameter to use the older image, but the license in the image will likely be expired. So it’s mostly useful as a means for troubleshooting differences in changes to the image.

If you need more flexibility here I think [this idea](https://ideas.circleci.com/images/p/custom-ami-support-for-windows-builds) might be valuable for you. It would be helpful if you could vote on it and leave a comment supporting it. Our product teams regularly review these pages to help us prioritize customer needs.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/5/1/511608acda8e85906e15909b57bd0a46c1dbe291.png) [@system](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/how-to-get-version-of-executor/39395/3 "2021-04-19T02:53:08Z")

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