diff --git a/images/win/windows2019.json b/images/win/windows2019.json
index 4eb1ae07b..48c95a21f 100644
--- a/images/win/windows2019.json
+++ b/images/win/windows2019.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         "tenant_id": "{{env `ARM_TENANT_ID`}}",
         "object_id": "{{env `ARM_OBJECT_ID`}}",
         "managed_image_resource_group_name": "{{env `ARM_RESOURCE_GROUP`}}",
+        "managed_image_storage_account_type": "Premium_LRS",
         "build_resource_group_name": "{{env `BUILD_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME`}}",
         "temp_resource_group_name": "{{env `TEMP_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME`}}",
         "location": "{{env `ARM_RESOURCE_LOCATION`}}",
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
         "virtual_network_subnet_name": "{{env `VNET_SUBNET`}}",
         "private_virtual_network_with_public_ip": "{{env `PRIVATE_VIRTUAL_NETWORK_WITH_PUBLIC_IP`}}",
         "allowed_inbound_ip_addresses": "{{env `AGENT_IP`}}",
-        "vm_size": "Standard_D8s_v4",
+        "vm_size": "Standard_F8s_v2",
         "image_folder": "C:\\image",
         "imagedata_file": "C:\\imagedata.json",
         "helper_script_folder": "C:\\Program Files\\WindowsPowerShell\\Modules\\",
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
             "vm_size": "{{user `vm_size`}}",
             "managed_image_name": "{{user `managed_image_name`}}",
             "managed_image_resource_group_name": "{{user `managed_image_resource_group_name`}}",
+            "managed_image_storage_account_type": "{{user `managed_image_storage_account_type`}}",
             "build_resource_group_name": "{{user `build_resource_group_name`}}",
             "temp_resource_group_name": "{{user `temp_resource_group_name`}}",
             "virtual_network_name": "{{user `virtual_network_name`}}",
diff --git a/images/win/windows2022.json b/images/win/windows2022.json
index e4f0e3200..7f099c116 100644
--- a/images/win/windows2022.json
+++ b/images/win/windows2022.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         "tenant_id": "{{env `ARM_TENANT_ID`}}",
         "object_id": "{{env `ARM_OBJECT_ID`}}",
         "managed_image_resource_group_name": "{{env `ARM_RESOURCE_GROUP`}}",
+        "managed_image_storage_account_type": "Premium_LRS",
         "build_resource_group_name": "{{env `BUILD_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME`}}",
         "temp_resource_group_name": "{{env `TEMP_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME`}}",
         "location": "{{env `ARM_RESOURCE_LOCATION`}}",
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
         "virtual_network_subnet_name": "{{env `VNET_SUBNET`}}",
         "private_virtual_network_with_public_ip": "{{env `PRIVATE_VIRTUAL_NETWORK_WITH_PUBLIC_IP`}}",
         "allowed_inbound_ip_addresses": "{{env `AGENT_IP`}}",
-        "vm_size": "Standard_D8s_v4",
+        "vm_size": "Standard_F8s_v2",
         "image_folder": "C:\\image",
         "imagedata_file": "C:\\imagedata.json",
         "helper_script_folder": "C:\\Program Files\\WindowsPowerShell\\Modules\\",
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
             "vm_size": "{{user `vm_size`}}",
             "managed_image_name": "{{user `managed_image_name`}}",
             "managed_image_resource_group_name": "{{user `managed_image_resource_group_name`}}",
+            "managed_image_storage_account_type": "{{user `managed_image_storage_account_type`}}",
             "build_resource_group_name": "{{user `build_resource_group_name`}}",
             "temp_resource_group_name": "{{user `temp_resource_group_name`}}",
             "virtual_network_name": "{{user `virtual_network_name`}}",