Can't deploy a pipeline on dev ops because MS Server 2019 has been phased out.

Question

Hello all,

Is there a way to change the agent specification for Microsoft Hosted Agent?

Thanks

Answer 1

Hello @James Al7,

Windows Server 2019 has been removed and deprecated from 30th June 2025, Refer this MS Document:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/release-notes/2025/pipelines/sprint-256-update#windows-server-2019-hosted-image-deprecation-schedule

In order to select another Agent Specification and Image, Refer the steps below:

Edit your Release Pipeline > Go to Tasks > Agent Job > In Agent Pool > Select Azure Pipelines > In Agent Specification > Select windows-2022 or windows-latest > And Click on Save If you want to make this change in the yaml pipeline, Change the Image to windows-2022,2025 or latest like below:

trigger:
- main   # or your branch name
pool:
  vmImage: 'windows-2022' or vmImage: 'windows-latest'