diff --git a/cluster/gce/windows/k8s-node-setup.psm1 b/cluster/gce/windows/k8s-node-setup.psm1
index 9cb85b47d43..6a312b773d3 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/windows/k8s-node-setup.psm1
+++ b/cluster/gce/windows/k8s-node-setup.psm1
@@ -1587,8 +1587,16 @@ function Configure_Containerd {
   $config_dir = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($config_path)
   New-Item $config_dir -ItemType 'directory' -Force | Out-Null
   Set-Content ${config_path} @"
+[plugins.scheduler]
+  schedule_delay = '0s'
+  startup_delay = '0s'
 [plugins.cri]
   sandbox_image = 'INFRA_CONTAINER_IMAGE'
+[plugins.cri.containerd]
+  snapshotter = 'windows'
+  default_runtime_name = 'runhcs-wcow-process'
+  disable_snapshot_annotations = true
+  discard_unpacked_layers = true
 [plugins.cri.cni]
   bin_dir = 'CNI_BIN_DIR'
   conf_dir = 'CNI_CONF_DIR'