diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9165-Lyndon-Li b/changelogs/unreleased/9165-Lyndon-Li
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7a371263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/9165-Lyndon-Li
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix issue #9140, add os=windows:NoSchedule toleration for Windows pods
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diff --git a/pkg/exposer/csi_snapshot.go b/pkg/exposer/csi_snapshot.go
index 25b670d5e..e404d5dcf 100644
--- a/pkg/exposer/csi_snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/exposer/csi_snapshot.go
@@ -626,12 +626,20 @@ func (e *csiSnapshotExposer) createBackupPod(
 		nodeSelector[kube.NodeOSLabel] = kube.NodeOSWindows
 		podOS.Name = kube.NodeOSWindows
 
-		toleration = append(toleration, corev1api.Toleration{
-			Key:      "os",
-			Operator: "Equal",
-			Effect:   "NoSchedule",
-			Value:    "windows",
-		})
+		toleration = append(toleration, []corev1api.Toleration{
+			{
+				Key:      "os",
+				Operator: "Equal",
+				Effect:   "NoSchedule",
+				Value:    "windows",
+			},
+			{
+				Key:      "os",
+				Operator: "Equal",
+				Effect:   "NoExecute",
+				Value:    "windows",
+			},
+		}...)
 	} else {
 		userID := int64(0)
 		securityCtx = &corev1api.PodSecurityContext{
diff --git a/pkg/exposer/generic_restore.go b/pkg/exposer/generic_restore.go
index 3ac919a12..c8ac7fcce 100644
--- a/pkg/exposer/generic_restore.go
+++ b/pkg/exposer/generic_restore.go
@@ -501,12 +501,20 @@ func (e *genericRestoreExposer) createRestorePod(
 		nodeSelector[kube.NodeOSLabel] = kube.NodeOSWindows
 		podOS.Name = kube.NodeOSWindows
 
-		toleration = append(toleration, corev1api.Toleration{
-			Key:      "os",
-			Operator: "Equal",
-			Effect:   "NoSchedule",
-			Value:    "windows",
-		})
+		toleration = append(toleration, []corev1api.Toleration{
+			{
+				Key:      "os",
+				Operator: "Equal",
+				Effect:   "NoSchedule",
+				Value:    "windows",
+			},
+			{
+				Key:      "os",
+				Operator: "Equal",
+				Effect:   "NoExecute",
+				Value:    "windows",
+			},
+		}...)
 	} else {
 		userID := int64(0)
 		securityCtx = &corev1api.PodSecurityContext{
diff --git a/pkg/exposer/pod_volume.go b/pkg/exposer/pod_volume.go
index 012abb196..ea1fb2d1f 100644
--- a/pkg/exposer/pod_volume.go
+++ b/pkg/exposer/pod_volume.go
@@ -340,12 +340,20 @@ func (e *podVolumeExposer) createHostingPod(ctx context.Context, ownerObject cor
 		nodeSelector[kube.NodeOSLabel] = kube.NodeOSWindows
 		podOS.Name = kube.NodeOSWindows
 
-		toleration = append(toleration, corev1api.Toleration{
-			Key:      "os",
-			Operator: "Equal",
-			Effect:   "NoSchedule",
-			Value:    "windows",
-		})
+		toleration = append(toleration, []corev1api.Toleration{
+			{
+				Key:      "os",
+				Operator: "Equal",
+				Effect:   "NoSchedule",
+				Value:    "windows",
+			},
+			{
+				Key:      "os",
+				Operator: "Equal",
+				Effect:   "NoExecute",
+				Value:    "windows",
+			},
+		}...)
 	} else {
 		userID := int64(0)
 		securityCtx = &corev1api.PodSecurityContext{
diff --git a/pkg/install/daemonset.go b/pkg/install/daemonset.go
index 2c4bee090..98f30cc69 100644
--- a/pkg/install/daemonset.go
+++ b/pkg/install/daemonset.go
@@ -244,6 +244,12 @@ func DaemonSet(namespace string, opts ...podTemplateOption) *appsv1api.DaemonSet
 				Effect:   "NoSchedule",
 				Value:    "windows",
 			},
+			{
+				Key:      "os",
+				Operator: "Equal",
+				Effect:   "NoExecute",
+				Value:    "windows",
+			},
 		}
 	} else {
 		daemonSet.Spec.Template.Spec.NodeSelector = map[string]string{