diff --git a/.changelog/25496.txt b/.changelog/25496.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f2d25c3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/25496.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+rawexec: add support for setting the task user on windows platform
+```
diff --git a/drivers/shared/executor/executor_basic.go b/drivers/shared/executor/executor_basic.go
index b22183cf4..72f1e21dd 100644
--- a/drivers/shared/executor/executor_basic.go
+++ b/drivers/shared/executor/executor_basic.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 
-//go:build !linux
+//go:build !linux && !windows
 
 package executor
 
diff --git a/drivers/shared/executor/executor_windows.go b/drivers/shared/executor/executor_windows.go
index 25134ece5..9523c0536 100644
--- a/drivers/shared/executor/executor_windows.go
+++ b/drivers/shared/executor/executor_windows.go
@@ -6,14 +6,108 @@
 package executor
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
 
+	hclog "github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-set/v3"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/lib/cpustats"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/drivers/shared/executor/procstats"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/plugins/drivers"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
 )
 
+func NewExecutorWithIsolation(logger hclog.Logger, compute cpustats.Compute) Executor {
+	logger = logger.Named("executor")
+	logger.Error("isolation executor is not supported on this platform, using default")
+	return NewExecutor(logger, compute)
+}
+
+func (e *UniversalExecutor) configureResourceContainer(_ *ExecCommand, _ int) (func() error, func(), error) {
+	cleanup := func() {}
+	running := func() error { return nil }
+	return running, cleanup, nil
+}
+
+func (e *UniversalExecutor) start(command *ExecCommand) error {
+	return e.childCmd.Start()
+}
+
+func withNetworkIsolation(f func() error, _ *drivers.NetworkIsolationSpec) error {
+	return f()
+}
+
+func setCmdUser(cmd *exec.Cmd, user string) error {
+	nameParts := strings.Split(user, "\\")
+	if len(nameParts) != 2 {
+		return errors.New("user name must contain domain")
+	}
+	token, err := createUserToken(nameParts[0], nameParts[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create user token: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if cmd.SysProcAttr == nil {
+		cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{}
+	}
+	cmd.SysProcAttr.Token = *token
+
+	runtime.AddCleanup(cmd, func(attr *syscall.SysProcAttr) {
+		_ = attr.Token.Close()
+	}, cmd.SysProcAttr)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+var (
+	advapiDll      = windows.NewLazySystemDLL("advapi32.dll")
+	procLogonUserW = advapiDll.NewProc("LogonUserW")
+)
+
+const (
+	_LOGON_SERVICE    uint32 = 5
+	_PROVIDER_DEFAULT uint32 = 0
+)
+
+func createUserToken(domain, username string) (*syscall.Token, error) {
+	userw, err := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert username to UTF-16: %w", err)
+	}
+	domainw, err := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(domain)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert user domain to UTF-16: %w", err)
+	}
+	var token syscall.Token
+	ret, _, e := procLogonUserW.Call(
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(userw)),
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(domainw)),
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(nil)),
+		uintptr(_LOGON_SERVICE),
+		uintptr(_PROVIDER_DEFAULT),
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&token)),
+	)
+	if ret == 0 {
+		return nil, e
+	}
+
+	return &token, nil
+}
+
+func (e *UniversalExecutor) ListProcesses() set.Collection[int] {
+	return procstats.ListByPid(e.childCmd.Process.Pid)
+}
+
+func (e *UniversalExecutor) setSubCmdCgroup(*exec.Cmd, string) (func(), error) {
+	return func() {}, nil
+}
+
 // configure new process group for child process and creates a JobObject for the
 // executor. Children of the executor will be created in the same JobObject
 // Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/procthread/job-objects
diff --git a/website/content/docs/drivers/raw_exec.mdx b/website/content/docs/drivers/raw_exec.mdx
index 73d4cd76c..a4edc359f 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/drivers/raw_exec.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/drivers/raw_exec.mdx
@@ -47,8 +47,11 @@ The `raw_exec` driver supports the following configuration in the job spec:
   conflict with other Nomad driver's cgroups and have unintended side
   effects.
 
-~> The `task.user` field cannot be set on a Task using the `raw_exec` driver if
-the Nomad client has been hardened according to the [production][hardening] guide.
+~> On Linux, you cannot set the `task.user` field on a task using the `raw_exec`
+driver if you have hardened the Nomad client according to the
+[production][hardening] guide. On Windows, when Nomad is running as a [system
+service][service], you may specify a less-privileged service user. For example,
+`NT AUTHORITY\LocalService`, `NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService`.
 
 - `oom_score_adj` - (Optional) A positive integer to indicate the likelihood of
   the task being OOM killed (valid only for Linux). Defaults to 0.
@@ -208,5 +211,6 @@ resources {
 ```
 
 [hardening]: /nomad/docs/install/production/requirements#user-permissions
+[service]: /nomad/docs/install/windows-service
 [plugin-options]: #plugin-options
 [plugin-block]: /nomad/docs/configuration/plugin
diff --git a/website/content/docs/job-specification/task.mdx b/website/content/docs/job-specification/task.mdx
index 8b634940a..8f3f238c7 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/job-specification/task.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/job-specification/task.mdx
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ job "docs" {
   [Docker][] images specify their own default users. This can only be set
   on Linux platforms, and clients can restrict [which drivers][user_drivers]
   are allowed to run tasks as [certain users][user_denylist].
+  On Windows, when Nomad is running as a [system service][service] for the
+  [`raw_exec`][raw_exec] driver, you may specify a less-privileged service user.
+  For example, `NT AUTHORITY\LocalService`, `NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService`.
 
 - `template` <code>([Template][]: nil)</code> - Specifies the set of templates
   to render for the task. Templates can be used to inject both static and
@@ -222,6 +225,7 @@ task "server" {
 [vault]: /nomad/docs/job-specification/vault 'Nomad vault Job Specification'
 [volumemount]: /nomad/docs/job-specification/volume_mount 'Nomad volume_mount Job Specification'
 [exec]: /nomad/docs/drivers/exec 'Nomad exec Driver'
+[raw_exec]: /nomad/docs/drivers/raw_exec 'Nomad raw_exec Driver'
 [java]: /nomad/docs/drivers/java 'Nomad Java Driver'
 [docker]: /nomad/docs/drivers/docker 'Nomad Docker Driver'
 [rkt]: /nomad/plugins/drivers/community/rkt 'Nomad rkt Driver'
@@ -232,3 +236,4 @@ task "server" {
 [max_kill]: /nomad/docs/configuration/client#max_kill_timeout
 [kill_signal]: /nomad/docs/job-specification/task#kill_signal
 [Workload Identity]: /nomad/docs/concepts/workload-identity 'Nomad Workload Identity'
+[service]: /nomad/docs/install/windows-service