<h2>Linux</h2>
<h3>New Image Version : Debian 11</h3>
<p>Due to technological updates, the Debian 11 image will be replaced with a slightly modified version.<br />
The following packages will no longer be preinstalled in the image: </p>
<pre><code>* ansible
* aptitude
* aptitude-common
* dialog
* dmeventd
* dnsutils
* ebtables
* hwinfo
* iftop
* iperf
* iptables
* iso-codes
* libopeniscsiusr
* libs3-2
* libstrongswan
* lvm2
* netcat-traditional
* nmap
* nmap-common
* open-iscsi
* otc-tools
* python3-dbus
* python3-dnspython
* python3-gi
* python3-httplib2
* python3-pycryptodome
* python3-pycurl
* python3-software-properties
* rsync
* screen
* software-properties-common
* sshpass
* strace
* strongswan
* strongswan-charon
* strongswan-libcharon
* strongswan-starter
* telnet</code></pre>
<p>Affected images </p>
<p>Standard_Debian_11_latest<br />
Standard_Debian_11_P100_latest </p>
<p>The updated versions of these images will be available at mid of August 2025. </p>
<h2>Windows</h2>
<h3>Updated Microsoft Windows Server Images with current Microsoft Windows Server Patches of July 2025, 9th</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p>New updates for Windows Server 2016</p>
<ul>
<li>Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.134 (KB890830)</li>
<li>Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus antimalware platform - KB4052623 (Version 4.18.25050.5) - Current Channel (Broad)</li>
<li>2025-07 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5062560)</li>
<li>2025-07 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 4.8 for Windows Server 2016 for x64 (KB5062064)</li>
<li>2025-07 Servicing Stack Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5062799)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>New updates for Windows Server 2019</p>
<ul>
<li>Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.134 (KB890830)</li>
<li>2025-07 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.7.2 and 4.8 for Windows Server 2019 for x64 (KB5062152)</li>
<li>2025-07 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB5062557)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>New updates for Windows Server 2022</p>
<ul>
<li>Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.134 (KB890830)</li>
<li>Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version 138 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 138.0.3351.77)</li>
<li>2025-07 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.8 and 4.8.1 for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64 (KB5062159)</li>
<li>2025-07 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5062572)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>New updates for Windows Server 2025</p>
<ul>
<li>Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.134 (KB890830)</li>
<li>Microsoft Edge-Stable Channel Version 138 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 138.0.3351.77)</li>
<li>Microsoft Edge-WebView2 Runtime Version 138 Update for x64 based Editions (Build 138.0.3351.77)</li>
<li>2025-07 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8.1 for Microsoft server operating system version 24H2 for x64 (KB5056579)</li>
<li>2025-07 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5062553)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Updated Drivers and Tools July 2025, 25th</h3>
<ul>
<li>NVIDIA driver updates for solving CVE-2025-23276, CVE-2025-23281, CVE-2025-23286, CVE-2025-23287, CVE-2025-23288 - see https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5670
<ul>
<li>NVIDIA grid driver 539.41 for Windows Server 2019, 2022, (2025 not officially supported) - Chocolatey Package OtcNvidiaDriverR535 539.41.0</li>
<li>NVIDIA grid driver 573.48 for Windows Server 2022, 2025 - no officiall OTC support - Chocolatey Package OtcNvidiaDriverR570 573.48.0</li>
<li>NVIDIA datacenter driver 573.48 for Windows Server 2022, 2025 (A100, H100 only) </li>
<li>NVIDIA datacenter driver 539.41 for Windows Server 2019 (A100, H100 only)</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<h3>Unchanged Drivers and Tools</h3>
<ul>
<li>Cloudbase-Init: 1.1.6 (stable version) with OTC patch 1.0
<ul>
<li>service startup type is set to manual and triggerinfo is set to start/networkon (prevents error messages of not running cloudbase-init service) </li>
</ul></li>
<li>.net Framework 4.8 (Windows Server 2016 and 2019 only)</li>
<li>virtIO KVM driver package version 0.1.262</li>
<li>Chocolatey client version 2.3.0</li>
</ul>