diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/daemon_windows.go b/components/engine/daemon/daemon_windows.go
index 1fda144d69..880c5c4e4c 100644
--- a/components/engine/daemon/daemon_windows.go
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/daemon_windows.go
@@ -496,6 +496,8 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) setDefaultIsolation() error {
 			}
 			if containertypes.Isolation(val).IsProcess() {
 				if system.IsWindowsClient() {
+					// @engine maintainers. This block should not be removed. It partially enforces licensing
+					// restrictions on Windows. Ping @jhowardmsft if there are concerns or PRs to change this.
 					return fmt.Errorf("Windows client operating systems only support Hyper-V containers")
 				}
 				daemon.defaultIsolation = containertypes.Isolation("process")
diff --git a/components/engine/pkg/system/syscall_windows.go b/components/engine/pkg/system/syscall_windows.go
index f5f2d56941..1f311874f4 100644
--- a/components/engine/pkg/system/syscall_windows.go
+++ b/components/engine/pkg/system/syscall_windows.go
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ func GetOSVersion() OSVersion {
 }
 
 // IsWindowsClient returns true if the SKU is client
+// @engine maintainers - this function should not be removed or modified as it
+// is used to enforce licensing restrictions on Windows.
 func IsWindowsClient() bool {
 	osviex := &osVersionInfoEx{OSVersionInfoSize: 284}
 	r1, _, err := procGetVersionExW.Call(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(osviex)))