Windows Server 2025 with Visual Studio 2026 (20260810) Image Update

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🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows Server 2025

• OS Version: 10.0.26100 Build 33158
• Image Version: 20260810.198.2

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category	Tool name	Previous (20260803.193.1)	Current (20260810.198.2)
Package Management	pip	26.2 (python 3.12)	26.2.1 (python 3.12)
	Pipx	1.16.5	1.16.6
	Vcpkg	(build from commit 6224e10f5a)	(build from commit 9ddbb3455b)
Project Management	Gradle	9.6	9.7
Tools	Pulumi	3.255.0	3.256.0
CLI Tools	AWS CLI	2.36.14	2.36.19
	Azure CLI	2.88.0	2.89.0
Browsers and Drivers	Google Chrome	151.0.7922.72	151.0.7922.109
	Chrome Driver	151.0.7922.71	151.0.7922.77
	Microsoft Edge	151.0.4129.59	151.0.4129.72
	Microsoft Edge Driver	151.0.4129.59	151.0.4129.72
	Mozilla Firefox	153.0.1	153.0.3
Cached Tools	Node.js	24.18.1	24.19.0
	Python	3.13.14, 3.14.6	3.13.15, 3.14.7
Database tools	Azure CosmosDb Emulator	2.14.27.0	2.14.28.0
PowerShell Tools > Powershell Modules	AWSPowershell	5.0.268	5.0.272

For comprehensive list of software installed on this image please click here.

[vszakats]

I'm investigating hung CI jobs, Perl script not finding openssl.exe that
it found before, after this image update. It seems Strawberry Perl became
the default, replacing the MSYS2 build prior. This can, and does, break
things in various ways.

curl/curl#22580

[vszakats]

What I saw is this:

- -- Found Perl: C:/a/_temp/msys64/usr/bin/perl.exe (found version "5.42.2")
+ -- Found Perl: C:/Strawberry/perl/bin/perl.exe (found version "5.42.0")

i.e. MSYS2 Perl is no longer preinstalled where it used to be. This makes tools
find the next one, Strawberry, which caused issues (it's a substantially different
build). The next one is Git for Windows' Perl, which also caused issues, so for
now I install perl for MSYS2 manually, which makes it work again, but needs
an extra package install with this runner, and possibly in all others if this change
was intentional and reaches them eventually.

[vszakats]

i.e. MSYS2 Perl is no longer preinstalled where it used to be. This makes tools find the next one, Strawberry, which caused issues. The next one is Git for Windows' Perl, which also caused issues, so for now I install perl for MSYS2 manually, which makes it work again, but needs an extra package install with this runner, and possibly in all others if this change was intentional and reaches them eventually.

Ok.

I wonder if this was intended, or a regression. Couldn't trace it back to a commit. The native Windows Perl and MSYS2 Perl differ significantly, akin to mingw32-make vs make. It may cause breakage for folks.

[StarSoraka]

I'm investigating hung CI jobs, Perl script not finding openssl.exe that it found before, after this image update. It seems Strawberry Perl became the default, replacing the MSYS2 build prior. This can, and does, break things in various ways.

curl/curl#22580

Have do a issue about it.

[vszakats]

Thank you, @WinterLulu14!

→ #14562