# Windows Server 2022 - Edge Release 2026.10.1

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/windows-server-2022-edge-release-2026-10-1/54932>\
**Category:** CircleCI Images\
**Created:** [October 20, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/windows-server-2022-edge-release-2026-10-1/54932 "2026-10-20T16:22:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![zaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ee59a6/32.png) [@zaki](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/zaki)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/windows-server-2022-edge-release-2026-10-1/54932/1 "2026-10-20T16:22:18Z")

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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:

```auto
& '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:

```auto
& '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 |