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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Build toolchain compatibility with Visual Studio 2026","articleBody":"## Current situation\n\n[BUILDING \u003e Supported toolchains](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/main/BUILDING.md#supported-toolchains) for Windows lists the following compatible Visual Studio versions:\n\n| Node.js branch                                                                      | Windows Supported toolchain                                    | Node.js version | npm version |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | ----------- |\n| [v20.x](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v20.x/BUILDING.md#supported-toolchains) | Visual Studio \u003e= 2019 with the Windows 10 SDK on a 64-bit host | 20.19.6         | 10.8.2      |\n| [v22.x](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v22.x/BUILDING.md#supported-toolchains) | Visual Studio \u003e= 2022 with the Windows 10 SDK on a 64-bit host | 22.21.2         | 10.9.4      |\n| [v24.x](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v24.x/BUILDING.md#supported-toolchains) | Visual Studio \u003e= 2022 with the Windows 10 SDK on a 64-bit host | 24.11.1         | 11.6.2      |\n| [v25.x](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v24.x/BUILDING.md#supported-toolchains) | Visual Studio \u003e= 2022 with the Windows 10 SDK on a 64-bit host | 25.2.1          | 11.6.2      |\n\nCompatibility with Visual Studio 2026 requires [node-gyp@12.1.0](https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/releases/tag/v12.1.0) which is bundled in [npm@11.6.3](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v11.6.3).\n\n## Expected\n\n\"Visual Studio \u003e=\" can only be used where there is compatibility to Visual Studio 2026. This however requires a minimum of [npm@11.6.3](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v11.6.3). PR https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60853 proposes upgrading npm to `11.6.4` and this can be expected to be applied on Node.js `24.x` and `25.x`\n\nIf Node.js `20.x` and `22.x` stay with npm `10.x`, then the supported toolchain would need to exclude Visual Studio 2026 and be changed to:\n\n| Node.js branch                                                                      | Windows Supported toolchain                                         |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| [v20.x](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v20.x/BUILDING.md#supported-toolchains) | Visual Studio 2019 or 2022 with the Windows 10 SDK on a 64-bit host |\n| [v22.x](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v22.x/BUILDING.md#supported-toolchains) | Visual Studio 2022 with the Windows 10 SDK on a 64-bit host         |\n\n## Reference\n\n- [Visual Studio 2026 announcement](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2026-is-here-faster-smarter-and-a-hit-with-early-adopters/), Nov 11, 2025\n- Release notes:\n  - [node-gyp@12.1.0](https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/releases/tag/v12.1.0)\n  - [npm@11.6.3](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v11.6.3)\n- PR https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/pull/3240\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/MikeMcC399","@type":"Person","name":"MikeMcC399"},"datePublished":"2025-11-26T14:40:50.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":8},"url":"https://github.com/60861/node/issues/60861"}