diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 83cd8b7b3..ec2954e98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@
 - Updates CentOS Stream 8 to latest June 2023 release. [GH-568](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/568)
 - Updates Windows Server 2022 to May 2023 (US English) release. [GH-579](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/579)
 - Updates Windows 11 22H2 to May 2023 (US English) release. [GH-580](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/580), [GH-583](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/583)
-- Updates Windows 10 22H2 to May 2023 (US English) release. [GH-581](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/581)
+- Updates Windows 10 22H2 to May 2023 (US English) release. [GH-575](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/581)
+
+:wrench: **Refactor**:
+
+- Removes the installation of Chocolatey from the Microsoft Windows guest operating system builds. [GH-586](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/586)
 
 ## [v23.01](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/releases/tag/v23.01)
 
diff --git a/builds/windows/desktop/10/windows.auto.pkrvars.hcl b/builds/windows/desktop/10/windows.auto.pkrvars.hcl
index c4fa71998..c41ec1398 100644
--- a/builds/windows/desktop/10/windows.auto.pkrvars.hcl
+++ b/builds/windows/desktop/10/windows.auto.pkrvars.hcl
@@ -55,7 +55,5 @@ communicator_timeout = "12h"
 // Provisioner Settings
 scripts = ["scripts/windows/windows-prepare.ps1"]
 inline = [
-  "Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))",
-  "choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation",
   "Get-EventLog -LogName * | ForEach { Clear-EventLog -LogName $_.Log }"
 ]
diff --git a/builds/windows/desktop/11/windows.auto.pkrvars.hcl b/builds/windows/desktop/11/windows.auto.pkrvars.hcl
index f2d7c6308..fa5dca94e 100644
--- a/builds/windows/desktop/11/windows.auto.pkrvars.hcl
+++ b/builds/windows/desktop/11/windows.auto.pkrvars.hcl
@@ -56,7 +56,5 @@ communicator_timeout = "12h"
 // Provisioner Settings
 scripts = ["scripts/windows/windows-prepare.ps1"]
 inline = [
-  "Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))",
-  "choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation",
   "Get-EventLog -LogName * | ForEach { Clear-EventLog -LogName $_.Log }"
 ]
diff --git a/builds/windows/server/2019/windows-server.auto.pkrvars.hcl b/builds/windows/server/2019/windows-server.auto.pkrvars.hcl
index 87b06bf5f..c6a6e3b2a 100644
--- a/builds/windows/server/2019/windows-server.auto.pkrvars.hcl
+++ b/builds/windows/server/2019/windows-server.auto.pkrvars.hcl
@@ -60,7 +60,5 @@ communicator_timeout = "12h"
 // Provisioner Settings
 scripts = ["scripts/windows/windows-prepare.ps1"]
 inline = [
-  "Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))",
-  "choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation",
   "Get-EventLog -LogName * | ForEach { Clear-EventLog -LogName $_.Log }"
 ]
diff --git a/builds/windows/server/2022/windows-server.auto.pkrvars.hcl b/builds/windows/server/2022/windows-server.auto.pkrvars.hcl
index 360b742dd..e99482145 100644
--- a/builds/windows/server/2022/windows-server.auto.pkrvars.hcl
+++ b/builds/windows/server/2022/windows-server.auto.pkrvars.hcl
@@ -60,7 +60,5 @@ communicator_timeout = "12h"
 // Provisioner Settings
 scripts = ["scripts/windows/windows-prepare.ps1"]
 inline = [
-  "Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))",
-  "choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation",
   "Get-EventLog -LogName * | ForEach { Clear-EventLog -LogName $_.Log }"
 ]