diff --git a/build/common.sh b/build/common.sh
index 51ecf0aa252..3a610ac3944 100755
--- a/build/common.sh
+++ b/build/common.sh
@@ -107,23 +107,21 @@ readonly KUBE_APISERVER_BASE_IMAGE="${KUBE_APISERVER_BASE_IMAGE:-$KUBE_GORUNNER_
 readonly KUBE_CONTROLLER_MANAGER_BASE_IMAGE="${KUBE_CONTROLLER_MANAGER_BASE_IMAGE:-$KUBE_GORUNNER_IMAGE}"
 readonly KUBE_SCHEDULER_BASE_IMAGE="${KUBE_SCHEDULER_BASE_IMAGE:-$KUBE_GORUNNER_IMAGE}"
 readonly KUBE_PROXY_BASE_IMAGE="${KUBE_PROXY_BASE_IMAGE:-$KUBE_BASE_IMAGE_REGISTRY/distroless-iptables:$__default_distroless_iptables_version}"
-readonly KUBE_PROXY_WINDOWS_BASE_IMAGE="${KUBE_PROXY_WINDOWS_BASE_IMAGE:-mcr.microsoft.com/oss/kubernetes/windows-host-process-containers-base-image:v1.0.0}"
 readonly KUBECTL_BASE_IMAGE="${KUBECTL_BASE_IMAGE:-$KUBE_GORUNNER_IMAGE}"
 
 # This is the image used in a multi-stage build to apply capabilities to Docker-wrapped binaries.
 readonly KUBE_BUILD_SETCAP_IMAGE="${KUBE_BUILD_SETCAP_IMAGE:-$KUBE_BASE_IMAGE_REGISTRY/setcap:$__default_setcap_version}"
 
-# Get the set of master binaries that run in Docker (on Linux), or as Host Process Containers (on Windows).
+# Get the set of master binaries that run in Docker (on Linux)
 # Entry format is "<binary-name>,<base-image>".
-# Binaries are placed in /usr/local/bin inside the image (Linux), or C:\hpc (Windows).
+# Binaries are placed in /usr/local/bin inside the image.
 # `make` users can override any or all of the base images using the associated
 # environment variables.
 #
-# $1 - OS name - the targets returned will be based on the OS name given.
+# $1 - server architecture
 kube::build::get_docker_wrapped_binaries() {
   ### If you change any of these lists, please also update DOCKERIZED_BINARIES
   ### in build/BUILD. And kube::golang::server_image_targets
-  local os_name="${1:-}"
   local targets=(
     "kube-apiserver,${KUBE_APISERVER_BASE_IMAGE}"
     "kube-controller-manager,${KUBE_CONTROLLER_MANAGER_BASE_IMAGE}"
@@ -131,11 +129,6 @@ kube::build::get_docker_wrapped_binaries() {
     "kube-proxy,${KUBE_PROXY_BASE_IMAGE}"
     "kubectl,${KUBECTL_BASE_IMAGE}"
   )
-  if [[ "${os_name}" = "windows" ]]; then
-    targets=(
-      "kube-proxy.exe,${KUBE_PROXY_WINDOWS_BASE_IMAGE}"
-    )
-  fi
 
   echo "${targets[@]}"
 }
diff --git a/build/lib/release.sh b/build/lib/release.sh
index 65ac7f1d353..34b226c27ee 100644
--- a/build/lib/release.sh
+++ b/build/lib/release.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ readonly RELEASE_TARS="${LOCAL_OUTPUT_ROOT}/release-tars"
 readonly RELEASE_IMAGES="${LOCAL_OUTPUT_ROOT}/release-images"
 
 KUBE_BUILD_CONFORMANCE=${KUBE_BUILD_CONFORMANCE:-n}
-KUBE_BUILD_WINDOWS=${KUBE_BUILD_WINDOWS:-n}
 KUBE_BUILD_PULL_LATEST_IMAGES=${KUBE_BUILD_PULL_LATEST_IMAGES:-y}
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ function kube::release::package_node_tarballs() {
       "${release_stage}/node/bin/"
 
     # TODO: Docker images here
-    # kube::release::create_docker_images_for_server "${release_stage}/server/bin" "${arch}" "${os}"
+    # kube::release::create_docker_images_for_server "${release_stage}/server/bin" "${arch}"
 
     # Include the client binaries here too as they are useful debugging tools.
     local client_bins=("${KUBE_CLIENT_BINARIES[@]}")
@@ -175,24 +174,14 @@ function kube::release::package_node_tarballs() {
 # Package up all of the server binaries in docker images
 function kube::release::build_server_images() {
   kube::util::ensure-docker-buildx
-  docker buildx create --name img-builder --use || true
-  docker buildx inspect --bootstrap
-  kube::util::trap_add 'docker buildx rm' EXIT
-
-  platforms=("${KUBE_SERVER_PLATFORMS[@]}")
-  if [[ "${KUBE_BUILD_WINDOWS}" =~ [yY] ]]; then
-    platforms=("${KUBE_SERVER_PLATFORMS[@]}" "windows/amd64")
-  fi
 
   # Clean out any old images
   rm -rf "${RELEASE_IMAGES}"
   local platform
-  for platform in "${platforms[@]}"; do
+  for platform in "${KUBE_SERVER_PLATFORMS[@]}"; do
     local platform_tag
-    local os
     local arch
     platform_tag=${platform/\//-} # Replace a "/" for a "-"
-    os=$(dirname "${platform}")
     arch=$(basename "${platform}")
     kube::log::status "Building images: $platform_tag"
 
@@ -203,16 +192,11 @@ function kube::release::build_server_images() {
 
     # This fancy expression will expand to prepend a path
     # (${LOCAL_OUTPUT_BINPATH}/${platform}/) to every item in the
-    # KUBE_SERVER_LINUX_IMAGE_BINARIES / KUBE_SERVER_WINDOWS_IMAGE_BINARIES array.
-    if [[ "${os}" = "windows" ]]; then
-      cp "${KUBE_SERVER_WINDOWS_IMAGE_BINARIES[@]/#/${LOCAL_OUTPUT_BINPATH}/${platform}/}" \
-        "${release_stage}/server/bin/"
-    else
-      cp "${KUBE_SERVER_LINUX_IMAGE_BINARIES[@]/#/${LOCAL_OUTPUT_BINPATH}/${platform}/}" \
-        "${release_stage}/server/bin/"
-    fi
+    # KUBE_SERVER_IMAGE_BINARIES array.
+    cp "${KUBE_SERVER_IMAGE_BINARIES[@]/#/${LOCAL_OUTPUT_BINPATH}/${platform}/}" \
+      "${release_stage}/server/bin/"
 
-    kube::release::create_docker_images_for_server "${release_stage}/server/bin" "${arch}" "${os}"
+    kube::release::create_docker_images_for_server "${release_stage}/server/bin" "${arch}"
   done
 }
 
@@ -301,19 +285,16 @@ function kube::release::build_conformance_image() {
 # Args:
 #  $1 - binary_dir, the directory to save the tared images to.
 #  $2 - arch, architecture for which we are building docker images.
-#  $3 - os, the OS for which we are building docker images.
 function kube::release::create_docker_images_for_server() {
   # Create a sub-shell so that we don't pollute the outer environment
   (
     local binary_dir
-    local os
     local arch
     local binaries
     local images_dir
     binary_dir="$1"
     arch="$2"
-    os="${3:-linux}"
-    binaries=$(kube::build::get_docker_wrapped_binaries "${os}")
+    binaries=$(kube::build::get_docker_wrapped_binaries)
     images_dir="${RELEASE_IMAGES}/${arch}"
     mkdir -p "${images_dir}"
 
@@ -339,65 +320,51 @@ function kube::release::create_docker_images_for_server() {
 
     for wrappable in $binaries; do
 
-      # The full binary name might have a file extension (.exe).
-      local full_binary_name=${wrappable%%,*}
-      local binary_name=${full_binary_name%%.*}
+      local binary_name=${wrappable%%,*}
       local base_image=${wrappable##*,}
-      local binary_file_path="${binary_dir}/${full_binary_name}"
-      local tar_path="${binary_dir}/${full_binary_name}.tar"
+      local binary_file_path="${binary_dir}/${binary_name}"
       local docker_build_path="${binary_file_path}.dockerbuild"
       local docker_image_tag="${docker_registry}/${binary_name}-${arch}:${docker_tag}"
 
       local docker_file_path="${KUBE_ROOT}/build/server-image/Dockerfile"
       # If this binary has its own Dockerfile use that else use the generic Dockerfile.
-      if [[ "${os}" = "windows" && -f "${KUBE_ROOT}/build/server-image/${binary_name}/Dockerfile_windows" ]]; then
-          docker_file_path="${KUBE_ROOT}/build/server-image/${binary_name}/Dockerfile_windows"
-      elif [[ -f "${KUBE_ROOT}/build/server-image/${binary_name}/Dockerfile" ]]; then
+      if [[ -f "${KUBE_ROOT}/build/server-image/${binary_name}/Dockerfile" ]]; then
           docker_file_path="${KUBE_ROOT}/build/server-image/${binary_name}/Dockerfile"
       fi
 
-      kube::log::status "Starting docker build for image: ${binary_name}-${os}-${arch}"
+      kube::log::status "Starting docker build for image: ${binary_name}-${arch}"
       (
         rm -rf "${docker_build_path}"
         mkdir -p "${docker_build_path}"
-        ln "${binary_file_path}" "${docker_build_path}/${full_binary_name}"
-
-        # If we are building an official/alpha/beta release we want to keep
-        # docker images and tag them appropriately.
-        local additional_tag=()
-        local release_docker_image_tag="${KUBE_DOCKER_REGISTRY-$docker_registry}/${binary_name}-${arch}:${KUBE_DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG-$docker_tag}"
-
-	# append the OS name only for Windows images into the image name.
-        if [[ "${os}" = "windows" ]]; then
-          docker_image_tag="${docker_registry}/${binary_name}-${os}-${arch}:${docker_tag}"
-          release_docker_image_tag="${KUBE_DOCKER_REGISTRY-$docker_registry}/${binary_name}-${os}-${arch}:${KUBE_DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG-$docker_tag}"
-	fi
-
-        if [[ "${release_docker_image_tag}" != "${docker_image_tag}" ]]; then
-          kube::log::status "Adding additional tag ${release_docker_image_tag} for docker image ${docker_image_tag}"
-          "${DOCKER[@]}" rmi "${release_docker_image_tag}" 2>/dev/null || true
-          additional_tag=("-t" "${release_docker_image_tag}")
-        fi
+        ln "${binary_file_path}" "${docker_build_path}/${binary_name}"
 
         local build_log="${docker_build_path}/build.log"
         if ! DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled "${DOCKER[@]}" buildx build \
           -f "${docker_file_path}" \
-          --platform "${os}/${arch}" \
-          --output type=docker,dest="${tar_path}" \
-          ${docker_build_opts:+"${docker_build_opts}"} \
-          -t "${docker_image_tag}" "${additional_tag[@]}" \
+          --platform linux/"${arch}" \
+          --load ${docker_build_opts:+"${docker_build_opts}"} \
+          -t "${docker_image_tag}" \
           --build-arg BASEIMAGE="${base_image}" \
           --build-arg SETCAP_IMAGE="${KUBE_BUILD_SETCAP_IMAGE}" \
-          --build-arg BINARY="${full_binary_name}" \
+          --build-arg BINARY="${binary_name}" \
           "${docker_build_path}" >"${build_log}" 2>&1; then
             cat "${build_log}"
             exit 1
         fi
         rm "${build_log}"
 
+        # If we are building an official/alpha/beta release we want to keep
+        # docker images and tag them appropriately.
+        local -r release_docker_image_tag="${KUBE_DOCKER_REGISTRY-$docker_registry}/${binary_name}-${arch}:${KUBE_DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG-$docker_tag}"
+        if [[ "${release_docker_image_tag}" != "${docker_image_tag}" ]]; then
+          kube::log::status "Tagging docker image ${docker_image_tag} as ${release_docker_image_tag}"
+          "${DOCKER[@]}" rmi "${release_docker_image_tag}" 2>/dev/null || true
+          "${DOCKER[@]}" tag "${docker_image_tag}" "${release_docker_image_tag}" 2>/dev/null
+        fi
+        "${DOCKER[@]}" save -o "${binary_file_path}.tar" "${docker_image_tag}" "${release_docker_image_tag}"
         echo "${docker_tag}" > "${binary_file_path}.docker_tag"
         rm -rf "${docker_build_path}"
-        ln "${tar_path}" "${images_dir}/"
+        ln "${binary_file_path}.tar" "${images_dir}/"
 
         kube::log::status "Deleting docker image ${docker_image_tag}"
         "${DOCKER[@]}" rmi "${docker_image_tag}" &>/dev/null || true
diff --git a/build/release-images.sh b/build/release-images.sh
index 4956914862f..afaecb1864b 100755
--- a/build/release-images.sh
+++ b/build/release-images.sh
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ kube::build::verify_prereqs
 kube::build::build_image
 kube::build::run_build_command make all WHAT="${CMD_TARGETS}" KUBE_BUILD_PLATFORMS="${KUBE_SERVER_PLATFORMS[*]}" DBG="${DBG:-}"
 
-if [[ "${KUBE_BUILD_WINDOWS}" =~ [yY] ]]; then
-  kube::build::run_build_command make all WHAT="cmd/kube-proxy" KUBE_BUILD_PLATFORMS="windows/amd64"
-fi
-
 kube::build::copy_output
 
 kube::release::build_server_images
diff --git a/build/root/Makefile b/build/root/Makefile
index 6d73e5a26de..af5239b3f7d 100644
--- a/build/root/Makefile
+++ b/build/root/Makefile
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ define RELEASE_IMAGES_HELP_INFO
 # Args:
 #   KUBE_BUILD_CONFORMANCE: Whether to build conformance testing image as well. Set to 'n' to skip.
 #   DBG: If set to "1", build with optimizations disabled for easier debugging. Any other value is ignored.
-#   KUBE_BUILD_WINDOWS: Whether to build images for Windows as well. Set to 'y' to enable.
 #
 # Example:
 #   make release-images
@@ -439,7 +438,6 @@ define QUICK_RELEASE_IMAGES_HELP_INFO
 #   KUBE_FASTBUILD: Whether to cross-compile for other architectures. Set to 'false' to do so.
 #   KUBE_BUILD_CONFORMANCE: Whether to build conformance testing image as well. Set to 'y' to do so.
 #   DBG: If set to "1", build with optimizations disabled for easier debugging. Any other value is ignored.
-#   KUBE_BUILD_WINDOWS: Whether to build images for Windows as well. Set to 'y' to enable.
 #
 # Example:
 #   make quick-release-images
diff --git a/build/server-image/kube-proxy/Dockerfile_windows b/build/server-image/kube-proxy/Dockerfile_windows
deleted file mode 100644
index 62271613871..00000000000
--- a/build/server-image/kube-proxy/Dockerfile_windows
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-# Dockerfile used for the server images.
-
-# Note that the image doesn't really matter for Windows Host Process containers
-# # the files in the image are copied to C:\hpc (containerd 1.7+) on the host
-# # but the file system is the Host, NOT the container
-ARG BASEIMAGE
-ARG BINARY
-
-FROM $BASEIMAGE
-
-ENV PATH="C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;"
-COPY ${BINARY} /kube-proxy/${BINARY}
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["c:/hpc/kube-proxy/kube-proxy.exe"]
diff --git a/hack/lib/golang.sh b/hack/lib/golang.sh
index d7def1a627d..1a65f82154b 100755
--- a/hack/lib/golang.sh
+++ b/hack/lib/golang.sh
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ kube::golang::server_image_targets() {
 
 IFS=" " read -ra KUBE_SERVER_IMAGE_TARGETS <<< "$(kube::golang::server_image_targets)"
 readonly KUBE_SERVER_IMAGE_TARGETS
-readonly KUBE_SERVER_LINUX_IMAGE_BINARIES=("${KUBE_SERVER_IMAGE_TARGETS[@]##*/}")
-readonly KUBE_SERVER_WINDOWS_IMAGE_BINARIES=("kube-proxy.exe")
+readonly KUBE_SERVER_IMAGE_BINARIES=("${KUBE_SERVER_IMAGE_TARGETS[@]##*/}")
 
 # The set of conformance targets we build docker image for
 kube::golang::conformance_image_targets() {