diff --git a/build/WindowsAppSDK-DotnetNewTemplates.yml b/build/WindowsAppSDK-DotnetNewTemplates.yml
index adae412402..508727de4a 100644
--- a/build/WindowsAppSDK-DotnetNewTemplates.yml
+++ b/build/WindowsAppSDK-DotnetNewTemplates.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ extends:
       WindowsHostVersion:
         Version: 2022
         Network: R1
+      networkisolation:
+        policy: Preferred,ESRP
 
     platform:
       name: 'windows_undocked' # windows undocked