diff --git a/parts/common/components.json b/parts/common/components.json
index dc353720ef8..ac71f0fff64 100644
--- a/parts/common/components.json
+++ b/parts/common/components.json
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@
       "multiArchVersionsV2": [],
       "windowsVersions": [
         {
-          "renovateTag": "registry=https://mcr.microsoft.com, name=windows/nanoserver",
-          "latestVersion": "ltsc2019",
+          "comment": "1809 gets patches every 6 months or so. The alternative is ltsc2019 which gets patches every couple of years. Most customers use 1809, so we keep that on the VHD",
+          "renovateTag": "<DO_NOT_UPDATE>",
+          "latestVersion": "1809",
           "windowsSkuMatch": "2019-containerd"
         },
         {
diff --git a/schemas/components.cue b/schemas/components.cue
index c065da49d47..5844d349d21 100644
--- a/schemas/components.cue
+++ b/schemas/components.cue
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ package components
 }
 
 #WindowsVersion: {
+	comment?:                string
 	k8sVersion?:             string
 	renovateTag?:            string
 	latestVersion:           string
diff --git a/vhdbuilder/packer/windows/components_json_helpers.tests.ps1 b/vhdbuilder/packer/windows/components_json_helpers.tests.ps1
index 88942133f6a..a8c83573c1b 100644
--- a/vhdbuilder/packer/windows/components_json_helpers.tests.ps1
+++ b/vhdbuilder/packer/windows/components_json_helpers.tests.ps1
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ Describe 'Tests of components.json ' {
 
         $components.Length | Should -BeGreaterThan 0
 
-        # Pause image shouldn't change too often, so let's check that is in there.
+        # core images shouldn't change too often, so let's check that is in there.
         $components | Should -Contain "mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2019"
         $components | Should -Contain "mcr.microsoft.com/windows/nanoserver:1809"
     }