[NPM] [Backport] Remove NPM Windows 2022 Tests from the NPM Conformance Tests + Clean Up NPM release/v1.4 (#3917)

* chore: Remove NPM Windows 2022 Tests from the NPM Conformance Tests (#3888)

* removing windows conformance tests part 1

* removing windows conformance tests part 2

* removed unused segament

* typo

* keep latest release the same

* removed 1 of the  az aks get-credentials

* backport windows conformance test removal and image bump as v1.4 is EOL

Author: rayaisaiah

.pipelines/npm/npm-conformance-tests.yaml

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ spec:
           operator: Exists
       containers:
         - name: azure-npm
-          image: mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.4.45.3
+          image: mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.6.29
           resources:
             limits:
               cpu: 250m

npm/azure-npm.yaml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ spec:
             containerPort: 10091
           - name: http
             containerPort: 10092
-          image:  mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.4.1
+          image:  mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.6.29
           command: ["azure-npm"]
           args: ["controlplane"]
           resources:

npm/deploy/kustomize/overlays/controller/deployment.yaml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ spec:
           ports:
           - name: metrics
             containerPort: 10091
-          image:  mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.4.1
+          image:  mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.6.29
           command: ["azure-npm"]
           args: ["daemon"]
           resources:

npm/deploy/kustomize/overlays/daemon/deployment.yaml

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ spec:
               fieldPath: spec.nodeName
         - name: NPM_CONFIG
           value: /etc/azure-npm/azure-npm.json
-        image:  mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.4.1
+        image:  mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.6.29
         name: azure-npm
         resources:
           limits:

npm/deploy/manifests/controller/azure-npm.yaml

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: spec.nodeName
-          image:  mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.4.1
+          image:  mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.6.29
           name: azure-npm
           ports:
             - name: metrics

npm/deploy/manifests/daemon/azure-npm.yaml

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ spec:
         operator: Exists
       containers:
         - name: azure-npm
-          image: mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.4.1
+          image: mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.6.29
           resources:
             limits:
               cpu: 250m

npm/deploy/npm/azure-npm.yaml

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ spec:
           operator: Exists
       containers:
         - name: azure-npm
-          image: mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.4.45.3
+          image: mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.6.29
           resources:
             limits:
               cpu: 250m

npm/examples/azure-npm-lite.yaml

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       containers:
         - name: azure-npm
-          image: mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.5.5
+          image: mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.6.29
           command: ["powershell.exe"]
           args:
             [

npm/examples/windows/azure-npm-capz.yaml

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       containers:
         - name: azure-npm
-          image: mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.5.5
+          image: mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:v1.6.29
           command: ["powershell.exe"]
           args:
             [