Windows Server 2022 (20260628) Image Update

Announcements
Go versions <=1.23  will be removed from tool-cache
[Windows] Windows 11 Arm with Visual Studio 2026 is now available as a public preview
[ARM] Arm64 runner images now maintained by GitHub
[Windows] windows-latest and windows-2025 image-label will use Windows Server 2025 with Visual Studio 2026 image in June 2026
[Windows] The Windows Server 2025 with Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available in GitHub Actions

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🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows Server 2022

• OS Version: 10.0.20348 Build 5256
• Image Version: 20260628.224.1

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category	Tool name	Previous (20260622.215.1)	Current (20260628.224.1)
Language and Runtime	Node	22.23.0	22.23.1
Package Management	Pipx	1.14.1	1.15.0
	Vcpkg	(build from commit a0b1c8d3a4)	(build from commit a040002471)
Project Management	Gradle	9.5	9.6
Tools	7zip	26.01	26.02
	Pulumi	3.247.0	3.248.0
	R	4.6.0	4.6.1
CLI Tools	Alibaba Cloud CLI	3.3.23	3.4.2
	AWS CLI	2.35.9	2.35.11
	Azure DevOps CLI extension	1.0.4	1.0.5
Browsers and Drivers	Google Chrome	149.0.7827.156	149.0.7827.201
	Microsoft Edge	149.0.4022.80	149.0.4022.98
	Microsoft Edge Driver	149.0.4022.80	149.0.4022.98
	Mozilla Firefox	152.0.1	152.0.3
Cached Tools	Node.js	22.23.0, 24.17.0	22.23.1, 24.18.0
Database tools	MongoDB Shell (mongosh)	2.8.3	2.9.0
PowerShell Tools > Powershell Modules	AWSPowershell	5.0.238	5.0.241

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