Windows
Which Windows versions are supported?
Quick answer
Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025.
The detail that matters
Desktop Windows editions are not offered by any major CI provider — Server is the supported target.
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Can GitHub Actions run Windows builds?Yes. Windows Server runners are available both from GitHub and from managed providers.Can I run Windows Server 2022 builds?Yes. runnerhut offers Windows Server 2022 and 2025 images.Is Visual Studio preinstalled?Yes. Build Tools for 2022 and 2025 ship with the C++, .NET desktop, ASP.NET and UWP workloads.How do I install extra Windows SDK components?Use vs_installer.exe modify with --add and the component ID.