diff --git a/cluster/gce/util.sh b/cluster/gce/util.sh
index 54162fab14c..76008e4ca0d 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/util.sh
@@ -861,10 +861,6 @@ function construct-windows-kubelet-flags {
   # Turn off kernel memory cgroup notification.
   flags+=" --kernel-memcg-notification=false"
 
-  # TODO(#78628): Re-enable KubeletPodResources when the issue is fixed.
-  # Force disable KubeletPodResources feature on Windows until #78628 is fixed.
-  flags+=" --feature-gates=KubeletPodResources=false"
-
   WINDOWS_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT=${KUBE_WINDOWS_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT:-npipe:////./pipe/containerd-containerd}
   flags+=" --container-runtime-endpoint=${WINDOWS_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT}"
 
diff --git a/cluster/gce/windows/README-GCE-Windows-kube-up.md b/cluster/gce/windows/README-GCE-Windows-kube-up.md
index 67adb6e0e38..2e709c7dff0 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/windows/README-GCE-Windows-kube-up.md
+++ b/cluster/gce/windows/README-GCE-Windows-kube-up.md
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ e2e test configuration for the latest environment variables.
 
 ```bash
 KUBE_GCE_ENABLE_IP_ALIASES=true KUBERNETES_NODE_PLATFORM=windows \
-  KUBELET_TEST_ARGS=--feature-gates=KubeletPodResources=false \
   LOGGING_STACKDRIVER_RESOURCE_TYPES=new NUM_NODES=2 \
   NUM_WINDOWS_NODES=3 WINDOWS_NODE_OS_DISTRIBUTION=win2019 \
   ./hack/e2e-internal/e2e-up.sh
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 3afbd6b21e4..7f91802b567 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -2805,7 +2805,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) ListenAndServeReadOnly(address net.IP, port uint) {
 
 // ListenAndServePodResources runs the kubelet podresources grpc service
 func (kl *Kubelet) ListenAndServePodResources() {
-	socket, err := util.LocalEndpoint(kl.getPodResourcesDir(), podresources.Socket)
+	endpoint, err := util.LocalEndpoint(kl.getPodResourcesDir(), podresources.Socket)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.V(2).InfoS("Failed to get local endpoint for PodResources endpoint", "err", err)
 		return
@@ -2819,7 +2819,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) ListenAndServePodResources() {
 		DynamicResources: kl.containerManager,
 	}
 
-	server.ListenAndServePodResources(socket, providers)
+	server.ListenAndServePodResources(endpoint, providers)
 }
 
 // Delete the eligible dead container instances in a pod. Depending on the configuration, the latest dead containers may be kept around.
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/server/server.go b/pkg/kubelet/server/server.go
index 0c033c9d69b..beaaeabb4a8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/server/server.go
@@ -218,18 +218,19 @@ type PodResourcesProviders struct {
 }
 
 // ListenAndServePodResources initializes a gRPC server to serve the PodResources service
-func ListenAndServePodResources(socket string, providers podresources.PodResourcesProviders) {
+func ListenAndServePodResources(endpoint string, providers podresources.PodResourcesProviders) {
 	server := grpc.NewServer(podresourcesgrpc.WithRateLimiter(podresourcesgrpc.DefaultQPS, podresourcesgrpc.DefaultBurstTokens))
 
 	podresourcesapiv1alpha1.RegisterPodResourcesListerServer(server, podresources.NewV1alpha1PodResourcesServer(providers))
 	podresourcesapi.RegisterPodResourcesListerServer(server, podresources.NewV1PodResourcesServer(providers))
 
-	l, err := util.CreateListener(socket)
+	l, err := util.CreateListener(endpoint)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to create listener for podResources endpoint")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	klog.InfoS("Starting to serve the podresources API", "endpoint", endpoint)
 	if err := server.Serve(l); err != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to serve")
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/util/util_windows.go b/pkg/kubelet/util/util_windows.go
index af51d45c605..33a279e9a1a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/util/util_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/util/util_windows.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
@@ -117,9 +118,27 @@ func parseEndpoint(endpoint string) (string, string, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-// LocalEndpoint empty implementation
+// LocalEndpoint returns the full path to a named pipe at the given endpoint - unlike on unix, we can't use sockets.
 func LocalEndpoint(path, file string) (string, error) {
-	return "", fmt.Errorf("LocalEndpoints are unsupported in this build")
+	// extract the podresources config name from the path. We only need this on windows because the preferred layout of pipes,
+	// this is why we have the extra logic in here instead of changing the function signature. Join the file to make sure the
+	// last path component is a file, so the operation chain works..
+	podResourcesDir := filepath.Base(filepath.Dir(filepath.Join(path, file)))
+	if podResourcesDir == "" {
+		// should not happen because the user can configure a root directory, and we expected a subdirectory inside
+		// the user supplied root directory named like "pod-resources" or so.
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot infer the podresources directory from path %q", path)
+	}
+	// windows pipes are expected to use forward slashes: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/ipc/pipe-names
+	// so using `url` like we do on unix gives us unclear benefits - see https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/78628
+	// So we just construct the path from scratch.
+	// Format: \\ServerName\pipe\PipeName
+	// Where where ServerName is either the name of a remote computer or a period, to specify the local computer.
+	// We only consider PipeName as regular windows path, while the pipe path components are fixed, hence we use constants.
+	serverPart := `\\.`
+	pipePart := "pipe"
+	pipeName := "kubelet-" + podResourcesDir
+	return npipeProtocol + "://" + filepath.Join(serverPart, pipePart, pipeName), nil
 }
 
 var tickCount = syscall.NewLazyDLL("kernel32.dll").NewProc("GetTickCount64")
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/util/util_windows_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/util/util_windows_test.go
index 54d08f0bf96..d718f6add3d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/util/util_windows_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/util/util_windows_test.go
@@ -277,3 +277,48 @@ func TestNormalizePath(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, test.normalizedPath, NormalizePath(test.originalpath))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestLocalEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		path             string
+		file             string
+		expectError      bool
+		expectedFullPath string
+	}{
+		{
+			path:             "/var/lib/kubelet/pod-resources",
+			file:             "kube.sock", // this is not the default, but it's not relevant here
+			expectError:      false,
+			expectedFullPath: `npipe://\\.\pipe\kubelet-pod-resources`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		fullPath, err := LocalEndpoint(test.path, test.file)
+		if test.expectError {
+			assert.NotNil(t, err, "expected error")
+			continue
+		}
+		assert.Nil(t, err, "expected no error")
+		assert.Equal(t, test.expectedFullPath, fullPath)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLocalEndpointRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	npipeDialPointer := reflect.ValueOf(npipeDial).Pointer()
+	expectedDialerName := runtime.FuncForPC(npipeDialPointer).Name()
+	expectedAddress := "//./pipe/kubelet-pod-resources"
+
+	fullPath, err := LocalEndpoint(`pod-resources`, "kubelet")
+	require.NoErrorf(t, err, "Failed to create the local endpoint path")
+
+	address, dialer, err := GetAddressAndDialer(fullPath)
+	require.NoErrorf(t, err, "Failed to parse the endpoint path and get back address and dialer (path=%q)", fullPath)
+
+	dialerPointer := reflect.ValueOf(dialer).Pointer()
+	actualDialerName := runtime.FuncForPC(dialerPointer).Name()
+
+	assert.Equalf(t, npipeDialPointer, dialerPointer,
+		"Expected dialer %s, but get %s", expectedDialerName, actualDialerName)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedAddress, address)
+}