Windows Server 2022 - Edge Release 2026.10.1

Hey Everyone!

An updated edge image is being released for Windows Server 2022.

Windows

This release is available under the :edge tag, and also as a dated tag if you wish to pin:

  • windows-server-2022-gui:2026.10.1

Windows GPU (NVIDIA/CUDA)

Also available under the :edge tag, and as a dated tag if you wish to pin:

  • windows-server-2022-cuda:2026.10.1

What’s New

Software Versions

Notes:

This image includes Visual Studio 2026 Build Tools. msbuild on PATH is Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools. To use Visual Studio 2026 Build Tools, either call it by full path:

& 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe' my.sln

or start a VS 2026 developer shell first, which sets up PATH for that session:

& 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\BuildTools\Common7\Tools\Launch-VsDevShell.ps1' -SkipAutomaticLocation
  • The “Old version” column reflects the previous image (2026.05.1).
  • The “New version” column reflects the new edge image (2026.10.1)
Software Old version (2026.05.1) New version (2026.10.1)
Git 2.54.0 2.54.0
Git LFS 3.7.1 3.7.1
AWS CLI 2.34.46 2.34.46
Azure CLI 2.86.0 2.86.0
jq 1.8.1 1.8.1
Go 1.26.3 1.26.3
OpenJDK 25.0.0.1 25.0.0.1
Python 3 3.14.5 3.14.5
Node.js 26.1.0 26.1.0
Ruby 3.4.9.1 3.4.9.1
Rust 1.95.0 1.95.0
Docker 29.4.0 29.4.0
Docker Compose 5.5.1
nvm 1.2.2 1.2.2
.NET SDK 6.0 6.0.428 6.0.428
.NET SDK 7.0 7.0.410 7.0.410
.NET SDK 8.0 8.0.425
.NET SDK 9.0 9.0.318
.NET SDK 10.0 10.0.401
Visual Studio 2022 Community 117.14.41
Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools 117.14.41
Visual Studio 2026 Build Tools 118.10.1
NuGet CLI 7.6.0 7.6.0
WinAppDriver 1.2.1 1.2.1
Syft 1.42.4 1.42.4
CUDA 12.9.1.576 13.3.1
AWS PowerShell 5.0.215 5.0.215

GPU / CUDA (Windows Server 2022 NVIDIA)

Component Version
NVIDIA Driver 617.14