diff --git a/windows/wintools_complete_install_verify/install_vmtools.yml b/windows/wintools_complete_install_verify/install_vmtools.yml
index 9a6be1a27..d8b2dd059 100755
--- a/windows/wintools_complete_install_verify/install_vmtools.yml
+++ b/windows/wintools_complete_install_verify/install_vmtools.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
   register: wintools_install_result
   async: 600
   poll: 0
+  environment:
+    ANSIBLE_WIN_ASYNC_STARTUP_TIMEOUT: 10
 - name: "Pause 2 minutes before checking task status"
   ansible.builtin.pause:
     minutes: 2