diff --git a/.azure/OneBranch.PullRequest.yml b/.azure/OneBranch.PullRequest.yml
index 26b049c9df..ac9d0721ac 100644
--- a/.azure/OneBranch.PullRequest.yml
+++ b/.azure/OneBranch.PullRequest.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ parameters:
 - name: 'WindowsContainerImage2DockerTag'
   displayName: 'WindowsContainerImage2 DockerTag'
   type: string
-  default: 'vse2022.5'
+  default: '20240713.1' # if initializing docker takes too long, grab a newer docker image from Docker.Official pipeline.
 
 variables:
   system.debug: ${{ parameters.debug }}
diff --git a/src/tools/sample/sample.c b/src/tools/sample/sample.c
index 6eec181ebf..dc2f19af51 100644
--- a/src/tools/sample/sample.c
+++ b/src/tools/sample/sample.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 --*/
 
+#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS 1
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 //
 // The conformant preprocessor along with the newest SDK throws this warning for