diff --git a/e2e/scenario_win_test.go b/e2e/scenario_win_test.go
index 393477c06b7..fd0e4063705 100644
--- a/e2e/scenario_win_test.go
+++ b/e2e/scenario_win_test.go
@@ -550,3 +550,30 @@ func Test_Windows2025Gen2_McrChinaCloud_Windows(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 }
+
+func Test_NetworkIsolatedCluster_Windows_WithEgress(t *testing.T) {
+	RunScenario(t, &Scenario{
+		Description: "Tests that Windows nodes in network isolated clusters configure containerd to use the bootstrap profile container registry for MCR images",
+		Tags: Tags{
+			NetworkIsolated: true,
+			NonAnonymousACR: true,
+		},
+		Config: Config{
+			Cluster: ClusterAzureBootstrapProfileCache,
+			VHD:     config.VHDWindows2025Gen2,
+			BootstrapConfigMutator: func(nbc *datamodel.NodeBootstrappingConfiguration) {
+				nbc.ContainerService.Properties.SecurityProfile = &datamodel.SecurityProfile{
+					PrivateEgress: &datamodel.PrivateEgress{
+						Enabled:                 true,
+						ContainerRegistryServer: fmt.Sprintf("%s.azurecr.io/aks-managed-repository", config.PrivateACRNameNotAnon(config.Config.DefaultLocation)),
+					},
+				}
+			},
+			Validator: func(ctx context.Context, s *Scenario) {
+				// Verify mcr.microsoft.com host config exist
+				ValidateFileExists(ctx, s, `C:\ProgramData\containerd\certs.d\mcr.microsoft.com\hosts.toml`)
+				ValidateFileDoesNotExist(ctx, s, `C:\ProgramData\containerd\certs.d\mcr.azk8s.cn\hosts.toml`)
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
diff --git a/parts/windows/kuberneteswindowssetup.ps1 b/parts/windows/kuberneteswindowssetup.ps1
index 8afade33be6..33e663a8edc 100644
--- a/parts/windows/kuberneteswindowssetup.ps1
+++ b/parts/windows/kuberneteswindowssetup.ps1
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "{{GetVariable "nextGenNetworking
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER="{{GetBootstrapProfileContainerRegistryServer}}"
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="{{GetMCRRepositoryBase}}"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+CustomCloud+ootcredentialprovider/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+CustomCloud+ootcredentialprovider/CustomData
index 66c8012b156..6a9621ed8eb 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+CustomCloud+ootcredentialprovider/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+CustomCloud+ootcredentialprovider/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+CustomCloud/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+CustomCloud/CustomData
index ee4ee825703..d3af76406b4 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+CustomCloud/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+CustomCloud/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+CustomVnet/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+CustomVnet/CustomData
index c3bb3cc487d..92c55d606cb 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+CustomVnet/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+CustomVnet/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+EnablePrivateClusterHostsConfigAgent/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+EnablePrivateClusterHostsConfigAgent/CustomData
index e4f7516b26f..8f4612558ae 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+EnablePrivateClusterHostsConfigAgent/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+EnablePrivateClusterHostsConfigAgent/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S116/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S116/CustomData
index fbf0420b379..f44eb7ee18c 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S116/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S116/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S117/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S117/CustomData
index b5d6c53c45a..bb35b7fb83c 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S117/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S117/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S118/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S118/CustomData
index 0095b3566c8..70ccb178f33 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S118/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S118/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S119+CSI/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S119+CSI/CustomData
index f91513b1757..38b0ae757bb 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S119+CSI/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S119+CSI/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S119+FIPS/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S119+FIPS/CustomData
index da85ac36223..cac650ff3fe 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S119+FIPS/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S119+FIPS/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S119/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S119/CustomData
index 93c4c351f9f..ab6f71f13c3 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S119/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+K8S119/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+KubeletClientTLSBootstrapping/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+KubeletClientTLSBootstrapping/CustomData
index 57a6b81f448..b085f129e04 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+KubeletClientTLSBootstrapping/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+KubeletClientTLSBootstrapping/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+KubeletServingCertificateRotation/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+KubeletServingCertificateRotation/CustomData
index a46ed0559a0..5d54a1ac5ec 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+KubeletServingCertificateRotation/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+KubeletServingCertificateRotation/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+ManagedIdentity/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+ManagedIdentity/CustomData
index e24d9ddbf1f..4d9e63f67e3 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+ManagedIdentity/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+ManagedIdentity/CustomData
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+SecurityProfile/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+SecurityProfile/CustomData
index a3f963135bb..a9d154ecfc8 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+SecurityProfile/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+SecurityProfile/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+ootcredentialprovider/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+ootcredentialprovider/CustomData
index 42fb4284de9..0cff8e5da6e 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+ootcredentialprovider/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows2019+ootcredentialprovider/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows23H2Gen2+NextGenNetworking/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows23H2Gen2+NextGenNetworking/CustomData
index e477b293a31..bdb7b04c2fa 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows23H2Gen2+NextGenNetworking/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows23H2Gen2+NextGenNetworking/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "{}";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows23H2Gen2+NextGenNetworkingDisabled/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows23H2Gen2+NextGenNetworkingDisabled/CustomData
index 022627400f5..703a36e22ec 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows23H2Gen2+NextGenNetworkingDisabled/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows23H2Gen2+NextGenNetworkingDisabled/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "{}";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows23H2Gen2+NextGenNetworkingNoConfig/CustomData b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows23H2Gen2+NextGenNetworkingNoConfig/CustomData
index 52249349783..c6451db3d31 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows23H2Gen2+NextGenNetworkingNoConfig/CustomData
+++ b/pkg/agent/testdata/AKSWindows23H2Gen2+NextGenNetworkingNoConfig/CustomData
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingConfiguration = "";
 $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath = Join-Path -Path $global:cacheDir -ChildPath 'wcn'
 $global:WindowsCiliumInstallPath = Join-Path -Path $global:WindowsCiliumNetworkingPath -ChildPath 'install'
 
+# Network isolated cluster
+$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER=""
+$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE="mcr.microsoft.com/"
+
 # Extract cse helper script from ZIP
 [io.file]::WriteAllBytes("scripts.zip", [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($zippedFiles))
 try {
diff --git a/staging/cse/windows/containerdfunc.ps1 b/staging/cse/windows/containerdfunc.ps1
index 0a56f61cdaf..09442d5175f 100644
--- a/staging/cse/windows/containerdfunc.ps1
+++ b/staging/cse/windows/containerdfunc.ps1
@@ -161,7 +161,11 @@ function ProcessAndWriteContainerdConfig {
 
   # Set up registry mirrors
   Set-ContainerdRegistryConfig -Registry "docker.io" -RegistryHost "registry-1.docker.io"
-  Set-ContainerdRegistryConfig -Registry "mcr.azk8s.cn" -RegistryHost "mcr.azure.cn"
+  if ((Test-Path variable:global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER) -and -not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER)) {
+    Set-BootstrapProfileRegistryContainerdHost
+  } else {
+    Set-ContainerdRegistryConfig -Registry "mcr.azk8s.cn" -RegistryHost "mcr.azure.cn"
+  }
 
   if (([version]$ContainerdVersion).CompareTo([version]"1.7.9") -lt 0) {
     # Remove annotations placeholders for older containerd versions
@@ -230,6 +234,46 @@ server = "https://$Registry"
   Write-Log "Wrote containerd hosts config for registry '$Registry' to '$hostsTomlPath'"
 }
 
+function Set-BootstrapProfileRegistryContainerdHost {
+  $mcrRegistry = if ((Test-Path variable:global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE) -and
+      -not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE)) {
+    [string]$global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE
+  }
+  else {
+    "mcr.microsoft.com"
+  }
+  $rootRegistryPath = "C:\ProgramData\containerd\certs.d"
+  $mcrRegistryPath = Join-Path $rootRegistryPath $mcrRegistry
+  $hostsTomlPath = Join-Path $mcrRegistryPath "hosts.toml"
+
+  $registryHost = [string]$global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER
+  $registryHost = ($registryHost -replace '^https?://', '').TrimEnd('/')
+
+  $registryHostParts = $registryHost.Split('/', 2)
+  $registryHostName = $registryHostParts[0]
+  $registryRepoPrefix = if ($registryHostParts.Length -gt 1) { $registryHostParts[1].Trim('/') } else { "" }
+
+  $registryHost = if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($registryRepoPrefix)) {
+    "$registryHostName/v2"
+  }
+  else {
+    "$registryHostName/v2/$registryRepoPrefix"
+  }
+
+  Create-Directory -FullPath $mcrRegistryPath -DirectoryUsage "storing containerd registry hosts config"
+
+  $content = @"
+server = "https://$mcrRegistry"
+
+[host."https://$registryHost"]
+  capabilities = ["pull", "resolve"]
+  override_path = true
+"@
+
+  $content | Out-File -FilePath $hostsTomlPath -Encoding ascii
+  Write-Log "Wrote bootstrap profile container registry hosts config from '$mcrRegistry' to '$registryHost' at '$hostsTomlPath'"
+}
+
 function Install-Containerd {
   Param(
     [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]
diff --git a/staging/cse/windows/containerdfunc.tests.ps1 b/staging/cse/windows/containerdfunc.tests.ps1
index 627f648b567..f75bcc9795e 100644
--- a/staging/cse/windows/containerdfunc.tests.ps1
+++ b/staging/cse/windows/containerdfunc.tests.ps1
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 BeforeAll {
+  if (-not (Get-PSDrive -Name C -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+    New-PSDrive -Name C -PSProvider FileSystem -Root ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) | Out-Null
+  }
+
   # Define mock functions before loading the scripts
   function Write-Log {
     param($Message)
@@ -287,3 +291,63 @@ Describe "Set-ContainerdRegistryConfig" {
     $script:capturedEncoding | Should -Be "ascii"
   }
 }
+
+Describe "Set-BootstrapProfileRegistryContainerdHost" {
+  BeforeEach {
+    Mock Create-Directory -MockWith {
+      param($FullPath, $DirectoryUsage)
+    }
+
+    $script:capturedFilePath = $null
+    $script:capturedEncoding = $null
+    $script:capturedContent = $null
+    Mock Out-File -MockWith {
+      param($InputObject, $FilePath, $Encoding)
+      $script:capturedFilePath = $FilePath
+      $script:capturedEncoding = $Encoding
+      $script:capturedContent = $InputObject
+    }
+  }
+
+  It "Should write hosts.toml for default mcr.microsoft.com when MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE is not set" {
+    $global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER = "myacr.azurecr.io"
+    if (Test-Path variable:global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE) {
+      Remove-Variable -Name MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE -Scope Global
+    }
+
+    Set-BootstrapProfileRegistryContainerdHost
+
+    Assert-MockCalled -CommandName 'Create-Directory' -Exactly -Times 1 -ParameterFilter {
+      $FullPath -eq "C:\ProgramData\containerd\certs.d\mcr.microsoft.com" -and
+      $DirectoryUsage -eq "storing containerd registry hosts config"
+    }
+    $script:capturedFilePath | Should -Be "C:\ProgramData\containerd\certs.d\mcr.microsoft.com\hosts.toml"
+    $script:capturedEncoding | Should -Be "ascii"
+    $script:capturedContent | Should -Match 'server = "https://mcr.microsoft.com"'
+    $script:capturedContent | Should -Match '\[host\."https://myacr.azurecr.io/v2"\]'
+    $script:capturedContent | Should -Match 'override_path = true'
+  }
+
+  It "Should sanitize bootstrap profile host and use custom mcr repository base" {
+    $global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE = "my.mcr.mirror"
+    $global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER = "https://myacr.azurecr.io/some/path/"
+
+    Set-BootstrapProfileRegistryContainerdHost
+
+    Assert-MockCalled -CommandName 'Create-Directory' -Exactly -Times 1 -ParameterFilter {
+      $FullPath -eq "C:\ProgramData\containerd\certs.d\my.mcr.mirror"
+    }
+    $script:capturedFilePath | Should -Be "C:\ProgramData\containerd\certs.d\my.mcr.mirror\hosts.toml"
+    $script:capturedContent | Should -Match 'server = "https://my.mcr.mirror"'
+    $script:capturedContent | Should -Match '\[host\."https://myacr.azurecr.io/v2/some/path"\]'
+  }
+
+  It "Should map host with repository prefix to v2 path" {
+    $global:MCR_REPOSITORY_BASE = "mcr.microsoft.com"
+    $global:BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_SERVER = "myacr.azurecr.io/aaa"
+
+    Set-BootstrapProfileRegistryContainerdHost
+
+    $script:capturedContent | Should -Match '\[host\."https://myacr.azurecr.io/v2/aaa"\]'
+  }
+}