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Bump base Windows versions to latest version in azure market place for new AKS Windows images with 2026-03B

janenotjung-hue and others added 14 commits March 3, 2026 15:49
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Changes cached containers or packages on windows VHDs

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The following dif file shows any additions or deletions from what will be cached on windows VHDs organised by VHD type.

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diff --git a/vhd_files/2022-containerd-gen2.txt b/vhd_files/2022-containerd-gen2.txt
index 827b3be..8305977 100644
--- a/vhd_files/2022-containerd-gen2.txt
+++ b/vhd_files/2022-containerd-gen2.txt
@@ -21,0 +22,2 @@ c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.101-aksl
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.14/windowszip/v1.29.14-1int.zip
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.15/windowszip/v1.29.15-1int.zip
@@ -23,0 +26,2 @@ c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.30.101-aksl
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.30.13/windowszip/v1.30.13-1int.zip
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.30.14/windowszip/v1.30.14-1int.zip
@@ -105 +108,0 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cni:v1.7.9-0
-mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cni:v1.8.1-0
@@ -109 +111,0 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cns:v1.7.9-0
-mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cns:v1.8.1-0
@@ -117,0 +120 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/azure/secrets-store/provider-azure:v1.7.2
+mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azuredisk-csi:v1.32.12-windows-hp
@@ -119,4 +122,3 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azuredisk-csi:v1.33.8-windows-hp
-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azuredisk-csi:v1.34.2-windows-hp
-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.33.8-windows-hp
-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.34.4-windows-hp
-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.35.1-windows-hp
+mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.32.9-windows-hp
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@@ -132,0 +135 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/windows/nanoserver:ltsc2022
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@@ -134 +136,0 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:10.0.20348.4773
-mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:10.0.20348.4893
@@ -136,0 +139,2 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore/iis:windowsservercore-ltsc2022
+Windows 2022-containerd-gen2 base image offer: windowsserver2022
+Windows 2022-containerd-gen2 base image publisher: MicrosoftWindowsServer
diff --git a/vhd_files/2022-containerd.txt b/vhd_files/2022-containerd.txt
index b8fd1ce..4f727cc 100644
--- a/vhd_files/2022-containerd.txt
+++ b/vhd_files/2022-containerd.txt
@@ -21,0 +22,2 @@ c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.101-aksl
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.14/windowszip/v1.29.14-1int.zip
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.15/windowszip/v1.29.15-1int.zip
@@ -23,0 +26,2 @@ c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.30.101-aksl
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.30.13/windowszip/v1.30.13-1int.zip
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.30.14/windowszip/v1.30.14-1int.zip
@@ -105 +108,0 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cni:v1.7.9-0
-mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cni:v1.8.1-0
@@ -109 +111,0 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cns:v1.7.9-0
-mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cns:v1.8.1-0
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-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azuredisk-csi:v1.34.2-windows-hp
-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.33.8-windows-hp
-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.34.4-windows-hp
-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.35.1-windows-hp
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@@ -132,0 +135 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/windows/nanoserver:ltsc2022
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-mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:10.0.20348.4893
@@ -136,0 +139,2 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore/iis:windowsservercore-ltsc2022
+Windows 2022-containerd base image offer: windowsserver2022
+Windows 2022-containerd base image publisher: MicrosoftWindowsServer
diff --git a/vhd_files/2025-gen2.txt b/vhd_files/2025-gen2.txt
index 01dd2a6..cd2e63e 100644
--- a/vhd_files/2025-gen2.txt
+++ b/vhd_files/2025-gen2.txt
@@ -18,0 +19,2 @@ c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.101-aksl
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.14/windowszip/v1.29.14-1int.zip
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.15/windowszip/v1.29.15-1int.zip
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-mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cni:v1.8.1-0
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-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.33.8-windows-hp
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diff --git a/vhd_files/2025.txt b/vhd_files/2025.txt
index d4a8ed1..3ba17b7 100644
--- a/vhd_files/2025.txt
+++ b/vhd_files/2025.txt
@@ -18,0 +19,2 @@ c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.101-aksl
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.14/windowszip/v1.29.14-1int.zip
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.15/windowszip/v1.29.15-1int.zip
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+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.30.13/windowszip/v1.30.13-1int.zip
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-mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cni:v1.8.1-0
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+mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azuredisk-csi:v1.32.12-windows-hp
@@ -49,4 +52,3 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azuredisk-csi:v1.33.8-windows-hp
-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azuredisk-csi:v1.34.2-windows-hp
-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.33.8-windows-hp
-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.34.4-windows-hp
-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.35.1-windows-hp
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+mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.33.7-windows-hp
+mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.34.3-windows-hp
@@ -63,0 +66 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/windows/nanoserver:ltsc2025
+mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:10.0.20348.4648
@@ -65 +68 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:10.0.20348.4773
-mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:10.0.20348.4893
+mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:10.0.26100.32230
@@ -67 +69,0 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:10.0.26100.32370
-mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:10.0.26100.32522
diff --git a/vhd_files/23H2-gen2.txt b/vhd_files/23H2-gen2.txt
index df1c181..019c452 100644
--- a/vhd_files/23H2-gen2.txt
+++ b/vhd_files/23H2-gen2.txt
@@ -20,0 +21,2 @@ c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.101-aksl
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.14/windowszip/v1.29.14-1int.zip
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.15/windowszip/v1.29.15-1int.zip
@@ -22,0 +25,2 @@ c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.30.101-aksl
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.30.13/windowszip/v1.30.13-1int.zip
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.30.14/windowszip/v1.30.14-1int.zip
@@ -55 +58,0 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cni:v1.7.9-0
-mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cni:v1.8.1-0
@@ -59 +61,0 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cns:v1.7.9-0
-mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cns:v1.8.1-0
@@ -67,0 +70 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/azure/secrets-store/provider-azure:v1.7.2
+mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azuredisk-csi:v1.32.12-windows-hp
@@ -69,4 +72,3 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azuredisk-csi:v1.33.8-windows-hp
-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azuredisk-csi:v1.34.2-windows-hp
-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.33.8-windows-hp
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@@ -84 +86,0 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:10.0.20348.4773
-mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:10.0.20348.4893
diff --git a/vhd_files/23H2.txt b/vhd_files/23H2.txt
index 34df15c..a980e7d 100644
--- a/vhd_files/23H2.txt
+++ b/vhd_files/23H2.txt
@@ -20,0 +21,2 @@ c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.101-aksl
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.14/windowszip/v1.29.14-1int.zip
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.29.15/windowszip/v1.29.15-1int.zip
@@ -22,0 +25,2 @@ c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.30.101-aksl
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.30.13/windowszip/v1.30.13-1int.zip
+c:\akse-cache\win-k8s\: https://packages.aks.azure.com/kubernetes/v1.30.14/windowszip/v1.30.14-1int.zip
@@ -55 +58,0 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cni:v1.7.9-0
-mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cni:v1.8.1-0
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-mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cns:v1.8.1-0
@@ -67,0 +70 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/azure/secrets-store/provider-azure:v1.7.2
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@@ -69,4 +72,3 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azuredisk-csi:v1.33.8-windows-hp
-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azuredisk-csi:v1.34.2-windows-hp
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-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/v2/kubernetes-csi/azurefile-csi:v1.34.4-windows-hp
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@@ -82,0 +85 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/windows/nanoserver:ltsc2022
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@@ -84 +86,0 @@ mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:10.0.20348.4773
-mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:10.0.20348.4893

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