Support Windows ARM64 build images

[dennisameling]

Tool name

ARM64 Windows

Tool license

N/A

Add or update?

• Add
• Update

Desired version

Windows 11 ARM64

Approximate size

No response

Brief description of tool

Same as #5631, but this request is for Windows ARM64 rather than Linux ARM64.

Now that Azure ARM64 VMs are generally available for both Linux and Windows, please add Hosted Runners for Windows ARM64.

URL for tool's homepage

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-virtual-machines-with-ampere-altra-arm-based-processors-generally-available/

Provide a basic test case to validate the tool's functionality.

Visual Studio 2022 will have a native ARM64 version starting with version 17.4:

We are also releasing the first preview of our next release, Visual Studio 2022 17.4 Preview 1. Version 17.4 will be the first version of Visual Studio generally available as a native Arm64 application.

Platforms where you need the tool

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions

Virtual environments where you need the tool

• Ubuntu 18.04
• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04
• macOS 10.15
• macOS 11
• macOS 12
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022

Can this tool be installed during the build?

No response

Tool installation time in runtime

No response

Are you willing to submit a PR?

Yes, if you can make the VMs available, I'm happy to help with the images

[igorboskovic3]

Hi @dennisameling we will take a look and get back to you.

[illfygli]

I would find this useful too.
I would like to make Windows-on-ARM builds of Joplin available.

[ddobranic]

We plan to add this feature in the future but it has not been prioritized.

[dennisameling]

For anyone interested: here's a repo with an Azure Resource Manager template for Windows 11 ARM64. It includes a post-deployment script that installs Git for Windows and the GitHub Actions runner, so you can set up your own GitHub Actions runners for this platform until they add official support.