Update Windows builds to Windows 2025 and Visual Studio 2026

Author: TheMostDiligent

.github/workflows/build-emscripten.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os:         ["windows-latest", "ubuntu-24.04", "macos-26"]
+        os:         ["windows-2025", "ubuntu-24.04", "macos-26"]
         build_type: ["Debug", "Release"]
 
         exclude:
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ jobs:
             build_type: "Release"
 
         include:
-          - os:         "windows-latest"
+          - os:         "windows-2025"
             build_type: "Release"
             host_name:  "Win10"
             # Do not build WebGPU on Windows/Release as it is extremely slow
             cmake_args: "-DDILIGENT_EMSCRIPTEN_STRIP_DEBUG_INFO=ON -DDILIGENT_NO_WEBGPU=ON"
 
-          - os:         "windows-latest"
+          - os:         "windows-2025"
             build_type: "Debug"
             host_name:  "Win10"
             cmake_args: "-DDILIGENT_EMSCRIPTEN_STRIP_DEBUG_INFO=ON"

.github/workflows/build-windows.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   precheks:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+    runs-on: windows-2025
     name: Win10 -> Pre-checks
 
     steps:
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ jobs:
 
   build:
     needs:   precheks
-    runs-on: windows-2022
+    runs-on: windows-2025
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         name:            ["Win10"]
         toolset:         ["Win32", "x64"]
         build_type:      ["Debug", "Release"]
-        cmake_generator: ["Visual Studio 17 2022"]
+        cmake_generator: ["Visual Studio 18 2026"]
         cmake_args:      ["-DDILIGENT_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DDILIGENT_NO_WEBGPU=OFF"]
         platform:        ["Win32"]
         build_args:      ["-- -restore"]
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
             platform:        "Win32"
             toolset:         "x64"
             build_type:      "RelWithDebInfo"
-            cmake_generator: "Visual Studio 17 2022"
+            cmake_generator: "Visual Studio 18 2026"
             cmake_args:      "-DDILIGENT_BUILD_CORE_TESTS=ON -DDILIGENT_BUILD_TOOLS_TESTS=ON -DDILIGENT_DEVELOPMENT=ON"
             build_args:      "-- -restore"
 
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ jobs:
             platform:        "UWP"
             toolset:         "x64"
             build_type:      "Debug"
-            cmake_generator: "Visual Studio 17 2022"
+            cmake_generator: "Visual Studio 18 2026"
             cmake_args:      "-DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=WindowsStore -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=10.0"
 
           - name:            "UWP"
             platform:        "UWP"
             toolset:         "x64"
             build_type:      "Release"
-            cmake_generator: "Visual Studio 17 2022"
+            cmake_generator: "Visual Studio 18 2026"
             cmake_args:      "-DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=WindowsStore -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=10.0"
 
     name: Win10 -> ${{ matrix.name }}-${{ matrix.toolset }}, ${{ matrix.build_type }}

DiligentCore

@@ -185,17 +185,17 @@ Build prerequisites:
 .NET support requires .NET SDK 6.0 or later.
 
 Use either CMake GUI or command line tool to generate build files. For example, to generate 
-[Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/) 64-bit solution and project files in *build/Win64* folder, 
+[Visual Studio 2026](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/) 64-bit solution and project files in *build/Win64* folder,
 navigate to the engine's root folder and run the following command:
 
 ```
-cmake -S . -B ./build/Win64 -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64
+cmake -S . -B ./build/Win64 -G "Visual Studio 18 2026" -A x64
 ```
 
 You can generate Win32 solution that targets Win8.1 SDK using the following command:
 
 ```
-cmake -D CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=8.1 -S . -B ./build/Win64_8.1 -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64
+cmake -D CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=8.1 -S . -B ./build/Win64_8.1 -G "Visual Studio 18 2026" -A x64
 ```
 
 If you use MinGW, you can generate the make files using the command below (note however that the functionality
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@ To generate build files for Universal Windows platform, you need to define the f
 * `CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=WindowsStore`
 * `CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=< Windows Version >`
 
-For example, to generate Visual Studio 2022 64-bit solution and project files in *build/UWP64* folder, run the following command
+For example, to generate Visual Studio 2026 64-bit solution and project files in *build/UWP64* folder, run the following command
 from the engine's root folder:
 
 ```
-cmake -D CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=WindowsStore -D CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=10.0 -S . -B ./build/UWP64 -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64
+cmake -D CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=WindowsStore -D CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=10.0 -S . -B ./build/UWP64 -G "Visual Studio 18 2026" -A x64
 ```
 
 Set the desired project as startup project (by default, GLTF Viewer will be selected) and run it. 
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ Note that it defaults to `/usr/local` on UNIX and `c:/Program Files/${PROJECT_NA
 be what you want. Use `-D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install` to use local `install` folder instead:
 
 ```
-cmake -S . -B ./build/Win64 -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64
+cmake -S . -B ./build/Win64 -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install -G "Visual Studio 18 2026" -A x64
 ```
 
 To install libraries and header files, run the following CMake command from the build folder:
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ for the Web. To enable it on other platforms, use `DILIGENT_NO_WEBGPU=OFF`.
 The options can be set through cmake UI or from the command line as in the example below:
 
 ```
-cmake -D DILIGENT_NO_DIRECT3D11=TRUE -S . -B ./build/Win64 -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64
+cmake -D DILIGENT_NO_DIRECT3D11=TRUE -S . -B ./build/Win64 -G "Visual Studio 18 2026" -A x64
 ```
 
 Additionally, individual engine components can be enabled or disabled using the following options:
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ The path to the configuration script should be provided through `BUILD_CONFIGURA
 cmake and must be relative to the cmake root folder, for example:
 
 ```
-cmake -D BUILD_CONFIGURATION_FILE=BuildConfig.cmake -S . -B ./build/Win64 -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64
+cmake -D BUILD_CONFIGURATION_FILE=BuildConfig.cmake -S . -B ./build/Win64 -G "Visual Studio 18 2026" -A x64
 ```
 
 ### Customizing global build settings with custom_configure_build() function