diff --git a/source/includes/release-base.yaml b/source/includes/release-base.yaml
index 11313bde7d4..ef87db38915 100644
--- a/source/includes/release-base.yaml
+++ b/source/includes/release-base.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ code: |
               INSTALLLOCATION="{{location}}" ^
               ADDLOCAL="{{addlocal}}"
 ---
+ref: _install-windows-nocompass
+copyable: true
+language: powershell
+code: |
+  msiexec.exe /q /i mongodb-win32-x86_64-2008plus-ssl-{{version}}-signed.msi ^
+              INSTALLLOCATION="{{location}}" ^
+              ADDLOCAL="{{addlocal}}" ^
+              SHOULD_INSTALL_COMPASS="0"
+---
 ref: _install-windows-ent
 copyable: true
 language: powershell
diff --git a/source/includes/release-specifications.yaml b/source/includes/release-specifications.yaml
index 5791d40f720..8e573d79f12 100644
--- a/source/includes/release-specifications.yaml
+++ b/source/includes/release-specifications.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ replacement:
   location: 'C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\{{version}}\'
   addlocal: 'all'
 ---
+ref: install-windows-nocompass
+source:
+  file: release-base.yaml
+  ref: _install-windows-nocompass
+replacement:
+  location: 'C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\{{version}}\'
+  addlocal: 'all'
+---
 ref: install-windows-addlocal
 source:
   file: release-base.yaml
diff --git a/source/includes/steps-install-mongodb-on-windows-unattended.yaml b/source/includes/steps-install-mongodb-on-windows-unattended.yaml
index 9f893ecbfd1..667d93bcefb 100644
--- a/source/includes/steps-install-mongodb-on-windows-unattended.yaml
+++ b/source/includes/steps-install-mongodb-on-windows-unattended.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ pre: |
   For instance, to install *only* the MongoDB utilities, invoke:
 
   .. include:: {{release_specification_addlocal}}
+
+  If you do NOT wish to install :ref:`MongoDB Compass <compass-index>`
+  at this time, include the ``SHOULD_INSTALL_COMPASS="0"`` argument.
+
+  .. include:: {{release_specification_nocompass}}
+
 replacement:
   release_specification_default: "/includes/release/install-windows-default.rst"
   release_specification_addlocal: "/includes/release/install-windows-addlocal.rst"
+  release_specification_nocompass: "/includes/release/install-windows-nocompass.rst"