diff --git a/quickstart/101-aks-cluster-windows/main.tf b/quickstart/101-aks-cluster-windows/main.tf
index 7bb953f3..46513070 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-aks-cluster-windows/main.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-aks-cluster-windows/main.tf
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ resource "azurerm_kubernetes_cluster" "aks" {
   }
 
   windows_profile {
-    admin_username = "azureadmin"
-    admin_password = "Password0123!"
+    admin_username = var.admin_username
+    admin_password = var.admin_password
   }
 
   network_profile {
diff --git a/quickstart/101-aks-cluster-windows/variables.tf b/quickstart/101-aks-cluster-windows/variables.tf
index 51cecde0..ce823cfb 100644
--- a/quickstart/101-aks-cluster-windows/variables.tf
+++ b/quickstart/101-aks-cluster-windows/variables.tf
@@ -20,4 +20,16 @@ variable "node_count_windows" {
   type        = number
   description = "The initial quantity of Windows nodes for the node pool."
   default     = 1
+}
+
+variable "admin_username" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The admin username for the Windows node pool."
+  default = "azureuser"
+}
+
+variable "admin_password" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The admin password for the Windows node pool."
+  default = "Passw0rd1234Us!"
 }
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