diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_windows.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_windows.go
index 6f858b7482e..5501592b8ef 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_windows.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	kubefeatures "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	kubeletapis "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/securitycontext"
+
+	"k8s.io/klog"
 )
 
 // applyPlatformSpecificContainerConfig applies platform specific configurations to runtimeapi.ContainerConfig.
@@ -82,6 +84,28 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) generateWindowsContainerConfig(container *v1
 	}
 	wc.Resources.CpuShares = cpuShares
 
+	if !isolatedByHyperv {
+		// The processor resource controls are mutually exclusive on
+		// Windows Server Containers, the order of precedence is
+		// CPUCount first, then CPUShares, and CPUMaximum last.
+		if wc.Resources.CpuCount > 0 {
+			if wc.Resources.CpuShares > 0 {
+				wc.Resources.CpuShares = 0
+				klog.Warningf("Mutually exclusive options: CPUCount priority > CPUShares priority on Windows Server Containers. CPUShares should be ignored")
+			}
+			if wc.Resources.CpuMaximum > 0 {
+				wc.Resources.CpuMaximum = 0
+				klog.Warningf("Mutually exclusive options: CPUCount priority > CPUMaximum priority on Windows Server Containers. CPUMaximum should be ignored")
+			}
+		} else if wc.Resources.CpuShares > 0 {
+			if wc.Resources.CpuMaximum > 0 {
+				wc.Resources.CpuMaximum = 0
+				klog.Warningf("Mutually exclusive options: CPUShares priority > CPUMaximum priority on Windows Server Containers. CPUMaximum should be ignored")
+			}
+
+		}
+	}
+
 	memoryLimit := container.Resources.Limits.Memory().Value()
 	if memoryLimit != 0 {
 		wc.Resources.MemoryLimitInBytes = memoryLimit