Windows SDK 26100 is missing from the windows2022 image

[fpribeiro]

Description

The Windows 2022 image has Windows Driver Kit (WDK) 26100 but does not contain SDK 26100 (the latest SDK included is 22621).

Platforms affected

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions - Standard Runners
• GitHub Actions - Larger Runners

Runner images affected

• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04
• Ubuntu 24.04
• macOS 12
• macOS 13
• macOS 13 Arm64
• macOS 14
• macOS 14 Arm64
• macOS 15
• macOS 15 Arm64
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022

Image version and build link

windows-2022 20240929.1.1

Is it regression?

No

Expected behavior

Image contains SDK 26100 and WDK 26100

Actual behavior

Image contains SDK 22621 and WDK 26100

Repro steps

Build a project that requires APIs published in SDK 26100 and the build will fail.

[Prabhatkumar59]

Hi @fpribeiro - Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We are looking into this issue and will update you on this issue after investigating.

[dlech]

Related PR: #10452

[Usergitbit]

Running into this right now, currently preventing building the app. Also tried using this action https://github.com/GuillaumeFalourd/setup-windows10-sdk-action to install it but the build still fails and says it can not find it.

[Usergitbit]

I managed to get the sdk installed in the meanwhile though it takes about 10 minutes

           - name: Download Visual Studio installer
             run: |
                Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vs_enterprise.exe" -OutFile vs_enterprise.exe

           - name: Install WinSdk 26100 with VS
             run: |
                $process = Start-Process -FilePath vs_enterprise.exe -ArgumentList "modify", "--add", '"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows11SDK.26100"', "--installPath", '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise"', "--wait", "--quiet", "--force", "--norestart" -Wait -PassThru
                Write-Output $process.ExitCode