diff --git a/build_windows.md b/build_windows.md
index 9785dcbe63..2cabe079ce 100644
--- a/build_windows.md
+++ b/build_windows.md
@@ -356,15 +356,12 @@ which include detailed installation information, in the current directory.
 
 Run it in `quiet` mode to automate the installation and avoid interacting with
 the GUI. Open the terminal **as an administrator**, add the `/quiet` option, and
-set the bundle variables `MachineProvider` (`wsl` or `hyperv`), `WSLCheckbox`
-(`1` to install WSL as part of the installation, `0` otherwise), and
-`HyperVCheckbox` (`1` to install Hyper-V as part of the installation, `0`
-otherwise):
+set the bundle variable `MachineProvider` (`wsl` or `hyperv`):
 
 ```pwsh
 contrib\win-installer\podman-5.1.0-dev-setup.exe /install `
                       /log podman-setup.log /quiet `
-                      MachineProvider=wsl WSLCheckbox=0 HyperVCheckbox=0
+                      MachineProvider=wsl
 ```
 
 :information_source: If uninstallation fails, the installer may end up in an
@@ -418,13 +415,11 @@ msiexec /package contrib\win-installer\en-US\podman.msi /l*v podman-msi.log
 ```
 
 To run it in quiet, non-interactive mode, open the terminal **as an
-administrator**, add the `/quiet` option, and set the MSI properties
-`MACHINE_PROVIDER` (`wsl` or `hyperv`), `WITH_WSL` (`1` to install WSL as part
-of the installation, `0` otherwise) and `WITH_HYPERV` (`1` to install Hyper-V as
-part of the installation, `0` otherwise):
+administrator**, add the `/quiet` option, and set the MSI property
+`MACHINE_PROVIDER` (`wsl` or `hyperv`):
 
 ```pwsh
-msiexec /package contrib\win-installer\en-US\podman.msi /l*v podman-msi.log /quiet MACHINE_PROVIDER=wsl WITH_WSL=0 WITH_HYPERV=0
+msiexec /package contrib\win-installer\en-US\podman.msi /l*v podman-msi.log /quiet MACHINE_PROVIDER=wsl
 ```
 
 :information_source: `podman.msi` GUI dialogs, defined in the file
diff --git a/contrib/win-installer/burn.wxs b/contrib/win-installer/burn.wxs
index 0c077eee16..b46b254e53 100644
--- a/contrib/win-installer/burn.wxs
+++ b/contrib/win-installer/burn.wxs
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
     <Variable Name="InstallFolder" Type="formatted" Value="[ProgramFiles64Folder]RedHat\Podman" bal:Overridable="yes" />
     <Variable Name="VERSION" Value="$(var.VERSION)" />
     <Variable Name="MachineProvider" Type="string" Value="wsl" bal:Overridable="yes" />
-    <Variable Name="WSLCheckbox" Type="numeric" Value="0" bal:Overridable="yes" />
-    <Variable Name="HyperVCheckbox" Type="numeric" Value="0" bal:Overridable="yes" />
     <Variable Name="AllowOldWin" Type="numeric" Value="0" bal:Overridable="yes" />
     <Variable Name="LaunchTarget" Value="explorer.exe" />
     <Variable Name="LaunchArguments" Value="&quot;[InstallFolder]\podman-for-windows.html&quot;" />
@@ -31,11 +29,8 @@
       <MsiPackage Id="Setup" SourceFile="en-US\podman.msi" Vital="yes">
         <MsiProperty Name="INSTALLDIR" Value="[InstallFolder]" />
         <MsiProperty Name="MACHINE_PROVIDER" Value="[MachineProvider]" />
-        <MsiProperty Name="WITH_WSL" Value="[WSLCheckbox]" />
-        <MsiProperty Name="WITH_HYPERV" Value="[HyperVCheckbox]" />
         <MsiProperty Name="SKIP_CONFIG_FILE_CREATION" Value="[SkipConfigFileCreation]" />
       </MsiPackage>
-      <ExePackage DisplayName="WSL Kernel Install" InstallCondition="(MachineProvider = &quot;wsl&quot;) AND (WSLCheckbox = 1) AND (NOT PreviousInstallFolder)" SourceFile="artifacts\podman-wslkerninst.exe" DetectCondition="" Permanent="true" />
     </Chain>
     <OptionalUpdateRegistration />
   </Bundle>
diff --git a/contrib/win-installer/podman-theme.wxl b/contrib/win-installer/podman-theme.wxl
index b5666fd67c..7211aa10b2 100644
--- a/contrib/win-installer/podman-theme.wxl
+++ b/contrib/win-installer/podman-theme.wxl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <String Id="InstallMessage" Value="Welcome to the [WixBundleName] [VERSION] setup wizard. This will install [WixBundleName] on your computer." />
   <String Id="ProvidersMessage" Value="Additionally, you have the option to select the virtualization provider required by Podman: WSLv2 or Hyper-V.
 
-You can choose to also install the virtualization provider if it is not already enabled. This operation requires a reboot during the installation process. Alternatively, you can deselect the checkbox, and install the virtualization provider manually.
+If it's not already installed, you will have to install the virtualization provider manually.
 
 Finally, click install to continue, or Close to abort the installation." />
   <String Id="InstallVersion" Value="Version [WixBundleVersion]" />
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ Finally, click install to continue, or Close to abort the installation." />
   <String Id="HelpCloseButton" Value="&amp;Close" />
   <String Id="InstallLicenseLinkText" Value='[WixBundleName] &lt;a href="#"&gt;license terms&lt;/a&gt;.' />
   <String Id="InstallAcceptCheckbox" Value="I &amp;agree to the license terms and conditions" />
-  <String Id="InstallWSLCheckbox" Value="&amp;Install WSLv2 if not present" />
-  <String Id="InstallHypervCheckbox" Value="&amp;Install Hyper-V if not present" />
   <String Id="InstallInstallButton" Value="&amp;Install" />
   <String Id="InstallCancelButton" Value="&amp;Close" />
   <String Id="OptionsHeader" Value="Setup Options" />
diff --git a/contrib/win-installer/podman-theme.xml b/contrib/win-installer/podman-theme.xml
index fd681e67d9..6efd11e378 100644
--- a/contrib/win-installer/podman-theme.xml
+++ b/contrib/win-installer/podman-theme.xml
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
             </RadioButtons>
             <Hypertext Name="EulaHyperlink" X="185" Y="-111" Width="-11" Height="17" TabStop="yes" FontId="3" HideWhenDisabled="yes">#(loc.InstallLicenseLinkText)</Hypertext>
             <Label Name="InstallVersion" X="510" Y="-50" Width="-11" Height="17" FontId="3" DisablePrefix="yes" VisibleCondition="WixStdBAShowVersion">#(loc.InstallVersion)</Label>
-            <Checkbox Name="WSLCheckbox" VisibleCondition="(MachineProvider = &quot;wsl&quot;) AND (NOT PreviousInstallFolder)" X="185" Y="320" Width="-11" Height="17" TabStop="yes" FontId="6" HideWhenDisabled="yes">#(loc.InstallWSLCheckbox)</Checkbox>
-            <Checkbox Name="HyperVCheckbox" VisibleCondition="(MachineProvider = &quot;hyperv&quot;) AND (NOT PreviousInstallFolder)" X="185" Y="320" Width="-11" Height="17" TabStop="yes" FontId="6" HideWhenDisabled="yes">#(loc.InstallHypervCheckbox)</Checkbox>
             <Button Name="OptionsButton" X="-171" Y="-11" Width="75" Height="23" TabStop="yes" FontId="0" VisibleCondition="NOT WixStdBASuppressOptionsUI">
                 <Text>#(loc.InstallOptionsButton)</Text>
                 <ChangePageAction Page="Options" />
diff --git a/contrib/win-installer/podman.wxs b/contrib/win-installer/podman.wxs
index 25026eb906..7966336bc1 100644
--- a/contrib/win-installer/podman.wxs
+++ b/contrib/win-installer/podman.wxs
@@ -34,22 +34,6 @@
 			</DirectorySearch>
 		</Property>
 
-		<!--
-		Property WSL_INSTALL is set at runtime and used as the condition to run the `WSLFeatureComponent` Component:
-		WSL is installed only if all these conditions are met:
-			- WSL isn't already installed
-			- The user has set property `MACHINE_PROVIDER` to "wsl"
-			- The user hasn't set property `WITH_WSL` to 0
-		-->
-		<SetProperty Id="WSL_INSTALL" Before="AppSearch" Value="1" Sequence="first" Condition="(HAS_WSLFEATURE = 0) AND (MACHINE_PROVIDER = &quot;wsl&quot;) AND (NOT (WITH_WSL = 0))" />
-		<!--
-		Property HYPERV_INSTALL is set at runtime and used as the condition to run the `HyperVFeatureComponent` Component:
-		HyperV is installed only if all these conditions are met:
-			- HyperV isn't already installed
-			- The user has set property `MACHINE_PROVIDER` to "hyperv"
-			- The user hasn't set property `WITH_HYPERV` to 0
-		-->
-		<SetProperty Id="HYPERV_INSTALL" Before="AppSearch" Value="1" Sequence="first" Condition="(HAS_HYPERVFEATURE = 0) AND (MACHINE_PROVIDER = &quot;hyperv&quot;) AND (NOT (WITH_HYPERV = 0))" />
 		<!--
 		Property CREATE_MACHINE_PROVIDER_CONFIG_FILE is set at runtime and used as the condition to run the `MachineProviderConfigFile` Component:
 		The machine provider config file is created (or is not deleted if it already exist) if these conditions are met:
@@ -71,19 +55,6 @@
 		<CustomAction Id="CheckWSL" Execute="firstSequence" DllEntry="CheckWSL" BinaryRef="PodmanHooks" />
 		<CustomAction Id="CheckHyperV" Execute="firstSequence" DllEntry="CheckHyperV" BinaryRef="PodmanHooks" />
 		<util:BroadcastEnvironmentChange />
-		<ComponentGroup Id="WSLFeature" Directory="INSTALLDIR">
-			<Component Id="WSLFeatureComponent" Guid="F6A693BC-186C-4E64-8015-C3073013B3A8" Condition="(NOT Installed) AND (WSL_INSTALL = 1)">
-				<CreateFolder />
-				<PanelSW:Dism EnableFeature="VirtualMachinePlatform" ErrorHandling="prompt" />
-				<PanelSW:Dism EnableFeature="Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux" ErrorHandling="prompt" />
-			</Component>
-		</ComponentGroup>
-		<ComponentGroup Id="HyperVFeature" Directory="INSTALLDIR">
-			<Component Id="HyperVFeatureComponent" Guid="F7B2D4C9-6C89-46BB-B4EA-FF39424972F3" Condition="(NOT Installed) AND (HYPERV_INSTALL = 1)">
-				<CreateFolder />
-				<PanelSW:Dism EnableFeature="Microsoft-Hyper-V" ErrorHandling="prompt" />
-			</Component>
-		</ComponentGroup>
 		<Feature Id="Complete" Level="1">
 			<ComponentRef Id="INSTALLDIR_Component" />
 			<ComponentRef Id="EnvEntriesComponent" />
@@ -94,8 +65,6 @@
 			<?endif?>
 			<ComponentRef Id="GuideHTMLComponent" />
 			<ComponentGroupRef Id="ManFiles" />
-			<ComponentGroupRef Id="WSLFeature" />
-			<ComponentGroupRef Id="HyperVFeature" />
 		</Feature>
 		<Feature Id="MachineProviderConfig" Level="1">
 			<ComponentRef Id="MachineProviderConfigFile" />
@@ -114,9 +83,8 @@
 		</UI>
 
 		<InstallExecuteSequence>
-			<Custom Action="CheckWSL" Before="SetWSL_INSTALL" />
-			<Custom Action="CheckHyperV" Before="SetHYPERV_INSTALL" />
-			<ForceReboot After="DismX86" Condition="(NOT Installed) AND (NOT UpdateStarted) AND (NOT BURNMSIUNINSTALL) AND ((WSL_INSTALL = 1) OR (HYPERV_INSTALL = 1)) AND (NOT AFTERREBOOT)" />
+			<Custom Action="CheckWSL" Before="InstallFiles" />
+			<Custom Action="CheckHyperV" Before="InstallFiles" />
 		</InstallExecuteSequence>
 		<Binary Id="PodmanHooks" SourceFile="artifacts/podman-msihooks.dll" />
 
diff --git a/contrib/win-installer/test-installer.ps1 b/contrib/win-installer/test-installer.ps1
index ba2bb19206..d61b4f317b 100644
--- a/contrib/win-installer/test-installer.ps1
+++ b/contrib/win-installer/test-installer.ps1
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 # .\winmake.ps1 installer 9.9.9 &&
 # .\contrib\win-installer\test-installer.ps1 `
 #     -scenario all `
-#     -previousSetupExePath ".\contrib\win-installer\podman-5.3.0-dev-setup.exe" `
 #     -setupExePath ".\contrib\win-installer\podman-5.4.0-dev-setup.exe" `
 #     -nextSetupExePath ".\contrib\win-installer\podman-9.9.9-dev-setup.exe" `
 #     -provider hyperv
@@ -32,8 +31,6 @@ param (
     [string]$nextSetupExePath,
     [ValidateSet("wsl", "hyperv")]
     [string]$provider="wsl",
-    [switch]$installWSL=$false,
-    [switch]$installHyperV=$false,
     [switch]$skipWinVersionCheck=$false,
     [switch]$skipConfigFileCreation=$false
 )
@@ -53,19 +50,15 @@ function Install-Podman {
         [ValidateScript({Test-Path $_ -PathType Leaf})]
         [string]$setupExePath
     )
-    if ($installWSL) {$wslCheckboxVar = "1"} else {$wslCheckboxVar = "0"}
-    if ($installHyperV) {$hypervCheckboxVar = "1"} else {$hypervCheckboxVar = "0"}
     if ($skipWinVersionCheck) {$allowOldWinVar = "1"} else {$allowOldWinVar = "0"}
     if ($skipConfigFileCreation) {$skipConfigFileCreationVar = "1"} else {$skipConfigFileCreationVar = "0"}
 
     Write-Host "Running the installer ($setupExePath)..."
-    Write-Host "(provider=`"$provider`", WSLCheckbox=`"$wslCheckboxVar`", HyperVCheckbox=`"$hypervCheckboxVar`", AllowOldWin=`"$allowOldWinVar`", SkipConfigFileCreation=`"$skipConfigFileCreationVar`")"
+    Write-Host "(provider=`"$provider`", AllowOldWin=`"$allowOldWinVar`", SkipConfigFileCreation=`"$skipConfigFileCreationVar`")"
     $ret = Start-Process -Wait `
                             -PassThru "$setupExePath" `
                             -ArgumentList "/install /quiet `
                                 MachineProvider=${provider} `
-                                WSLCheckbox=${wslCheckboxVar} `
-                                HyperVCheckbox=${hypervCheckboxVar} `
                                 AllowOldWin=${allowOldWinVar} `
                                 SkipConfigFileCreation=${skipConfigFileCreationVar} `
                                 /log $PSScriptRoot\podman-setup.log"
diff --git a/contrib/win-installer/welcome-install-dlg.wxs b/contrib/win-installer/welcome-install-dlg.wxs
index c6dc65cbf2..f218cf8f54 100644
--- a/contrib/win-installer/welcome-install-dlg.wxs
+++ b/contrib/win-installer/welcome-install-dlg.wxs
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@
                         <RadioButton Text="Windows Linux Subsystem (WSLv2)" Height="15" Value="wsl" Width="226" X="10" Y="0" />
                         <RadioButton Text="Windows Hyper-V" Height="15" Value="hyperv" Width="226" X="10" Y="15" />
                     </RadioButtonGroup>
-
                 </Control>
-                <Control Id="WSLInstallCheckbox" Type="CheckBox" X="135" Y="190" Width="226" Height="18" CheckBoxValue="1" Property="WSL_INSTALL" Default="no" Text="Install WSL if needed (requires reboot)" ShowCondition="MACHINE_PROVIDER = &quot;wsl&quot;" HideCondition="(MACHINE_PROVIDER = &quot;hyperv&quot; OR HIDE_PROVIDER_CHOICE) OR (HAS_WSLFEATURE = 1)" />
-                <Control Id="HyperVInstallCheckbox" Type="CheckBox" X="135" Y="190" Width="226" Height="18" CheckBoxValue="1" Property="HYPERV_INSTALL" Default="no" Text="Install Hyper-V if needed (requires reboot)" ShowCondition="MACHINE_PROVIDER = &quot;hyperv&quot;" HideCondition="(MACHINE_PROVIDER = &quot;wsl&quot; OR HIDE_PROVIDER_CHOICE) OR (HAS_HYPERVFEATURE = 1)" />
                 <Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="156" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Disabled="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUIBack)" />
                 <Control Id="Install" Type="PushButton" ElevationShield="yes" X="212" Y="243" Width="80" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="!(loc.WelcomeEulaDlgInstall)">
                     <Publish Event="SpawnWaitDialog" Value="WaitForCostingDlg" Condition="!(wix.WixUICostingPopupOptOut) OR CostingComplete = 1" />