Brief note for administrators using Mirantis Container Runtime (formerly Docker EE) on Windows: Microsoft has discontinued support because it is transitioning to Mirantis Inc. As a result, the corresponding containers will soon be removed from Microsoft's download.
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The discontinuation of Microsoft support and the transfer to a support by Mirantis Inc. has been announced on September 27, 2021. Now Microsoft points out this fact in the following tweet.
In September 2022, with the transition to Mirantis Inc, both the DockerMsftProvider API and the "Windows Server with Containers" images published by Microsoft in the Azure Gallery will be deprecated. All affected Azure subscription holders have been notified. Microsoft has published more details in the tech community post Reminder – Updates to Windows Container Runtime Support.
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