diff --git a/.vsts-ci/windows.yml b/.vsts-ci/windows.yml
index c07b9c65d22..a7c616cd29f 100644
--- a/.vsts-ci/windows.yml
+++ b/.vsts-ci/windows.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ variables:
   POWERSHELL_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: 1
   # Avoid expensive initialization of dotnet cli, see: https://donovanbrown.com/post/Stop-wasting-time-during-NET-Core-builds
   DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE: 1
+  SYSTEM.DisableZipDownload: true
 
 resources:
 - repo: self