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deciric123
Microsoft
MicrosoftUnable to import WS2025 Container image on WS2025 Host VM
I am trying to import WS2025 container image (major version 26080) to WS2025 host (major version 26100) and getting this exception:
ctr: failed to extract layer sha256:f7edee802958b0e48757365259e389019fdf788dde24558570930c19918cc97d: hcsshim::ProcessUtilityVMImage
To use this container image, you must join the Windows Insider Program. Please see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?[REDACTED] for more information.: unknown
Importing the same container image on a host with the previous OS version 26063 works well, without this problem.
This is happening during custom image building on Azure Image Builder subscription, where I have no GUI nor account. How I can workaround this?
- Consider it solved sind 26212 is out now :D. I needed just a tiny bit more patience on my side.
- I wonder when 26100 will be available for external folks to validate
- Wait, the WS build 26100 is already out? Did I miss the posting?
MSBernsteinSorry, it isn't out. @decirc123 has access through an internal Microsoft program.
@decirc123, you are trying to use a pre-release Container on a retail Host OS, which is not supported for licensing reasons. Please see here for documentation:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/windowscontainers/deploy-containers/insider-overview- Hi MSBernstein,
Now that the Windows Server 2025 Public Preview is out which is on build 26100, I'm assuming that is what is going to be the Retail version build?
Is there a retail version of the container for Windows Server 2025 build 26100 that we can use? Right now, that public preview can only run the older Windows Server 2022 LTSC containers and can't run any of the Insider ones of course.
