# \[January 2022\] Windows image updates available for preview on edge tags

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/january-2022-windows-image-updates-available-for-preview-on-edge-tags/42673>\
**Category:** CircleCI Images\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [January 19, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/january-2022-windows-image-updates-available-for-preview-on-edge-tags/42673 "2022-01-19T21:14:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![mrothstein74](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/mrothstein74/32/29866_2.png) [@mrothstein74](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/mrothstein74)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/january-2022-windows-image-updates-available-for-preview-on-edge-tags/42673/1 "2022-01-19T21:14:18Z")

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Hi,

Included in this update is Visual Studio 2019 16.11.9.0 as well as some performance enhancements and windows updates.

We have upcoming updates planned for our Windows image releases as part of our regular Windows image refresh. You can already access these updates by using our “edge” tags. They will also be made available as stable releases sometime next week.

Our Windows edge releases can be used in jobs via the `executor` s in the `circleci/windows` [orb](https://circleci.com/developer/orbs/orb/circleci/windows), by configuring `edge` as the value of the `version` parameter.

Example of how to use the edge release of the default Windows image:

```auto

orbs:

windows: circleci/windows@2.4.0

...

executor:

name: windows/default

version: edge

```

Example of how to use the edge release of the Windows Nvidia GPU image:

```auto

orbs:

windows: circleci/windows@2.4.0

...

executor:

name: windows/gpu-nvidia

version: edge

```