diff --git a/images/windows/scripts/build/Install-NodeJS.ps1 b/images/windows/scripts/build/Install-NodeJS.ps1
index 05809a16..1063ba8e 100644
--- a/images/windows/scripts/build/Install-NodeJS.ps1
+++ b/images/windows/scripts/build/Install-NodeJS.ps1
@@ -11,9 +11,18 @@ New-Item -Path $prefixPath -Force -ItemType Directory
 New-Item -Path $cachePath -Force -ItemType Directory
 
 $defaultVersion = (Get-ToolsetContent).node.default
-$versionToInstall = Resolve-ChocoPackageVersion -PackageName "nodejs" -TargetVersion $defaultVersion
+$nodeVersion = (Get-GithubReleasesByVersion -Repo "nodejs/node" -Version "${defaultVersion}").version | Select-Object -First 1
+$downloadUrl = "https://nodejs.org/dist/v${nodeVersion}/node-v${nodeVersion}-x64.msi"
 
-Install-ChocoPackage "nodejs" -ArgumentList "--version=$versionToInstall"
+$packageName = Split-Path $downloadUrl -Leaf
+$externalHash = Get-ChecksumFromUrl -Type "SHA256" `
+    -Url ($downloadUrl -replace $packageName, "SHASUMS256.txt") `
+    -FileName $packageName
+
+Install-Binary -Type MSI `
+    -Url $downloadUrl `
+    -ExtraInstallArgs @('ADDLOCAL=ALL') `
+    -ExpectedSHA256Sum $externalHash
 
 Add-MachinePathItem $prefixPath
 Update-Environment
diff --git a/images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2019.json b/images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2019.json
index 446e652c..db9aa609 100644
--- a/images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2019.json
+++ b/images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2019.json
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
         ]
     },
     "node": {
-        "default": "18"
+        "default": "18.*"
     },
     "maven": {
         "version": "3.8"
diff --git a/images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2022.json b/images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2022.json
index e15af72c..8052ea70 100644
--- a/images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2022.json
+++ b/images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2022.json
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
         ]
     },
     "node": {
-        "default": "18"
+        "default": "18.*"
     },
     "maven": {
         "version": "3.8"
diff --git a/images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2025.json b/images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2025.json
index 4248f8a5..1aefaa4e 100644
--- a/images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2025.json
+++ b/images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2025.json
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
         ]
     },
     "node": {
-        "default": "22"
+        "default": "22.*"
     },
     "maven": {
         "version": "3.9"