github actions/runner-images win11-vs2026-arm64/20261026.197
Windows Desktop 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 (20261026) Image Update
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latest releases: macos-26-arm64/20261026.0455, win22/20261026.347, xcode-27-arm64/20261026.0314...
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Announcements
[Windows] The windows-11-arm image label will use Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 image in September 2026
[Windows] The Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available in GitHub Actions

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows 11 Enterprise

  • OS Version: 10.0.26200 Build 9711
  • Image Version: 20261026.197.1

📣 What's changed?

Added ➕

Category Tool name Current (20261026.197.1)
.NET Core Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.133, 8.0.427, 9.0.123, 9.0.320, 10.0.114, 10.0.403
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.33, 9.0.22, 10.0.14
Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.33, 9.0.22, 10.0.14
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.33, 9.0.22, 10.0.14

Deleted ➖

Category Tool name Previous (20261021.192.1)
.NET Core Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.132, 8.0.426, 9.0.122, 9.0.319, 10.0.113, 10.0.402
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.32, 9.0.21, 10.0.13
Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.32, 9.0.21, 10.0.13
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.32, 9.0.21, 10.0.13

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20261021.192.1) Current (20261026.197.1)
Language and Runtime PHP 8.4.26 8.4.27
Python 3.13.16 3.13.17
Ruby 3.4.11 3.4.12
Package Management Vcpkg (build from commit 8c5c88430a) (build from commit 817892b0ec)
Tools 7zip 26.04 26.05
azcopy 10.32.8 10.34.1
Git 2.56.0.windows.2 2.56.0.windows.3
Git LFS 3.8.0 3.8.1
Pulumi 3.270.0 3.272.0
CLI Tools Alibaba Cloud CLI 3.5.1 3.5.2
AWS CLI 2.38.3 2.38.5
AWS SAM CLI 1.169.0 1.170.0
Azure DevOps CLI extension 1.0.9 1.0.10
GitHub CLI 2.103.0 2.103.2
Browsers and Drivers Microsoft Edge 155.0.4283.62 156.0.4314.42
Microsoft Edge Driver 155.0.4283.62 156.0.4314.42
Cached Tools Python 3.13.16 3.13.17
Ruby 3.4.11 3.4.12
Database tools MySQL 8.0.46.0 8.4.13.0
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.7 7.6.9
PowerShell Tools >
Powershell Modules 		AWSPowershell 5.0.320 5.0.322

Visual Studio Enterprise 2026

Name Version Path
Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 18.11.12315.225 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise
Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 18.11.12324.101 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise

Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 > Workloads, components and extensions

Package Version
microsoft.net.runtime.android 10.1.1326.50504
microsoft.net.runtime.android.aot 10.1.1326.50504
microsoft.net.runtime.android.aot.net9 10.1.1326.50504
microsoft.net.runtime.android.net9 10.1.1326.50504
microsoft.net.runtime.ios 10.1.1326.50504
microsoft.net.runtime.ios.net9 10.1.1326.50504
microsoft.net.runtime.maccatalyst 10.1.1326.50504
microsoft.net.runtime.maccatalyst.net9 10.1.1326.50504
microsoft.net.runtime.mono.tooling 10.1.1326.50504
microsoft.net.runtime.mono.tooling.net9 10.1.1326.50504
microsoft.net.sdk.emscripten 10.1.1326.50504
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.10.0 18.11.12306.233
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.8.0 18.11.12306.233
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.SDK 18.11.12306.233
runtimes.ios 10.1.1326.50504
runtimes.ios.net9 10.1.1326.50504
runtimes.maccatalyst 10.1.1326.50504
runtimes.maccatalyst.net9 10.1.1326.50504
wasm.tools 10.1.1326.50504
microsoft.net.runtime.android 10.1.1426.52326
microsoft.net.runtime.android.aot 10.1.1426.52326
microsoft.net.runtime.android.aot.net9 10.1.1426.52326
microsoft.net.runtime.android.net9 10.1.1426.52326
microsoft.net.runtime.ios 10.1.1426.52326
microsoft.net.runtime.ios.net9 10.1.1426.52326
microsoft.net.runtime.maccatalyst 10.1.1426.52326
microsoft.net.runtime.maccatalyst.net9 10.1.1426.52326
microsoft.net.runtime.mono.tooling 10.1.1426.52326
microsoft.net.runtime.mono.tooling.net9 10.1.1426.52326
microsoft.net.sdk.emscripten 10.1.1426.52326
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.10.0 18.11.12324.64
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.8.0 18.11.12324.64
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.SDK 18.11.12324.64
runtimes.ios 10.1.1426.52326
runtimes.ios.net9 10.1.1426.52326
runtimes.maccatalyst 10.1.1426.52326
runtimes.maccatalyst.net9 10.1.1426.52326
wasm.tools 10.1.1426.52326

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