diff --git a/examples/simple_windows_node_pool/main.tf b/examples/simple_windows_node_pool/main.tf
index 79a7169a92..d3dde58491 100644
--- a/examples/simple_windows_node_pool/main.tf
+++ b/examples/simple_windows_node_pool/main.tf
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module "gke" {
       autoscaling  = false
       auto_upgrade = true
       node_count   = 1
-      machine_type = "n2-standard-2"
+      machine_type = "n2-standard-4"
       image_type   = "WINDOWS_LTSC_CONTAINERD"
     },
   ]