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ERROR_VMCOMPUTE_WINDOWS_INSIDER_REQUIRED
The image was built for a newer Windows capability level
ERROR_VMCOMPUTE_WINDOWS_INSIDER_REQUIRED is a compatibility signal historically used when a container image depended on Windows functionality not present in the host’s released build. The durable diagnosis is the image/host capability mismatch, not the literal assumption that enrolling the production machine in a preview channel is always appropriate.
Container tags can continue to reference old preview-era layers, and private registries may retain images built against unsupported Windows releases. Modern supported base images and documented version compatibility should drive remediation.
Evidence and corrective action
- Record the image creation date, base-image digest and Windows build encoded by the image.
- Compare the host and image against the current compatibility documentation.
- Rebuild from a supported LTSC or current base image when the workload no longer requires preview-only APIs.
- Use an isolated test host if a preview image must be investigated; do not enroll production solely to suppress the HRESULT.
- Check whether Hyper-V isolation provides a supported boundary for the chosen image before changing the host channel.
References
- Microsoft: Windows container version compatibility
- Microsoft: Windows container base images
- Microsoft: update Windows Server containers
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