diff --git a/test/e2e/windows/device_plugin.go b/test/e2e/windows/device_plugin.go
index a96abcd7eb5..d97cbac5830 100644
--- a/test/e2e/windows/device_plugin.go
+++ b/test/e2e/windows/device_plugin.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	e2epod "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/pod"
 	e2eoutput "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/pod/output"
 	e2eskipper "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/skipper"
-	imageutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/image"
 	admissionapi "k8s.io/pod-security-admission/api"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
@@ -99,8 +98,12 @@ var _ = sigDescribe(feature.GPUDevicePlugin, "Device Plugin", skipUnlessWindows(
 		_, err := cs.AppsV1().DaemonSets(sysNs).Create(ctx, ds, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
+		// Windows device plugin tests require the *full* windows image (not nanoserver or servercore)
+		// because those images do not contain the necessary DirectX components.
+		fullWindowsContainerImage := "mcr.microsoft.com/windows:ltsc2019"
+
 		ginkgo.By("creating Windows testing Pod")
-		windowsPod := createTestPod(f, imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.WindowsServer), windowsOS)
+		windowsPod := createTestPod(f, fullWindowsContainerImage, windowsOS)
 		windowsPod.Spec.Containers[0].Args = []string{"powershell.exe", "Start-Sleep", "3600"}
 		windowsPod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits = v1.ResourceList{
 			"microsoft.com/directx": resource.MustParse("1"),
diff --git a/test/utils/image/manifest.go b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
index 21890baadc2..5fc4ba32315 100644
--- a/test/utils/image/manifest.go
+++ b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ type RegistryList struct {
 	GcRegistry               string `yaml:"gcRegistry"`
 	SigStorageRegistry       string `yaml:"sigStorageRegistry"`
 	PrivateRegistry          string `yaml:"privateRegistry"`
-	MicrosoftRegistry        string `yaml:"microsoftRegistry"`
 	DockerLibraryRegistry    string `yaml:"dockerLibraryRegistry"`
 	CloudProviderGcpRegistry string `yaml:"cloudProviderGcpRegistry"`
 }
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ var (
 		GcRegistry:               "registry.k8s.io",
 		SigStorageRegistry:       "registry.k8s.io/sig-storage",
 		PrivateRegistry:          "gcr.io/k8s-authenticated-test",
-		MicrosoftRegistry:        "mcr.microsoft.com",
 		DockerLibraryRegistry:    "docker.io/library",
 		CloudProviderGcpRegistry: "registry.k8s.io/cloud-provider-gcp",
 	}
@@ -226,8 +224,6 @@ const (
 	VolumeISCSIServer
 	// VolumeRBDServer image
 	VolumeRBDServer
-	// WindowsServer image
-	WindowsServer
 )
 
 func initImageConfigs(list RegistryList) (map[ImageID]Config, map[ImageID]Config) {
@@ -270,7 +266,6 @@ func initImageConfigs(list RegistryList) (map[ImageID]Config, map[ImageID]Config
 	configs[VolumeNFSServer] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "volume/nfs", "1.3"}
 	configs[VolumeISCSIServer] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "volume/iscsi", "2.6"}
 	configs[VolumeRBDServer] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "volume/rbd", "1.0.6"}
-	configs[WindowsServer] = Config{list.MicrosoftRegistry, "windows", "1809"}
 
 	// This adds more config entries. Those have no pre-defined ImageID number,
 	// but will be used via ReplaceRegistryInImageURL when deploying
@@ -420,8 +415,6 @@ func replaceRegistryInImageURLWithList(imageURL string, reg RegistryList) (strin
 		registryAndUser = reg.PrivateRegistry
 	case initRegistry.InvalidRegistry:
 		registryAndUser = reg.InvalidRegistry
-	case initRegistry.MicrosoftRegistry:
-		registryAndUser = reg.MicrosoftRegistry
 	case initRegistry.PromoterE2eRegistry:
 		registryAndUser = reg.PromoterE2eRegistry
 	case initRegistry.BuildImageRegistry:
diff --git a/test/utils/image/manifest_test.go b/test/utils/image/manifest_test.go
index 7ac5f96c967..a60239e6b7a 100644
--- a/test/utils/image/manifest_test.go
+++ b/test/utils/image/manifest_test.go
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ func BenchmarkReplaceRegistryInImageURL(b *testing.B) {
 		}, {
 			in:  "invalid.registry.k8s.io/invalid/test:latest",
 			out: "test.io/invalid/test:latest",
-		}, {
-			in:  "mcr.microsoft.com/test:latest",
-			out: "test.io/microsoft/test:latest",
 		}, {
 			in:  "registry.k8s.io/e2e-test-images/test:latest",
 			out: "test.io/promoter/test:latest",
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ func BenchmarkReplaceRegistryInImageURL(b *testing.B) {
 		PrivateRegistry:         "test.io/k8s-authenticated-test",
 		SigStorageRegistry:      "test.io/sig-storage",
 		InvalidRegistry:         "test.io/invalid",
-		MicrosoftRegistry:       "test.io/microsoft",
 		PromoterE2eRegistry:     "test.io/promoter",
 		BuildImageRegistry:      "test.io/build",
 		GcAuthenticatedRegistry: "test.io/gcAuth",
@@ -111,9 +107,6 @@ func TestReplaceRegistryInImageURL(t *testing.T) {
 		}, {
 			in:  "invalid.registry.k8s.io/invalid/test:latest",
 			out: "test.io/invalid/test:latest",
-		}, {
-			in:  "mcr.microsoft.com/test:latest",
-			out: "test.io/microsoft/test:latest",
 		}, {
 			in:  "registry.k8s.io/e2e-test-images/test:latest",
 			out: "test.io/promoter/test:latest",
@@ -136,7 +129,6 @@ func TestReplaceRegistryInImageURL(t *testing.T) {
 		PrivateRegistry:         "test.io/k8s-authenticated-test",
 		SigStorageRegistry:      "test.io/sig-storage",
 		InvalidRegistry:         "test.io/invalid",
-		MicrosoftRegistry:       "test.io/microsoft",
 		PromoterE2eRegistry:     "test.io/promoter",
 		BuildImageRegistry:      "test.io/build",
 		GcAuthenticatedRegistry: "test.io/gcAuth",