diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-windows.yaml
index fc782c2c882..3ad23e3941a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-windows.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ jobs:
             ~\go\pkg\mod
             ~\AppData\Local\go-build
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+      - name: Ensure required ports in the dynamic range are available
+        run: |
+          & ${{ github.workspace }}\.github\workflows\scripts\win-required-ports.ps1
       - name: Run Unit Tests
         run: make gotest
 
@@ -55,6 +58,9 @@ jobs:
             ~\go\pkg\mod
             ~\AppData\Local\go-build
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+      - name: Ensure required ports in the dynamic range are available
+        run: |
+          & ${{ github.workspace }}\.github\workflows\scripts\win-required-ports.ps1
 
       - name: Make otelcorecol
         run: make otelcorecol
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/win-required-ports.ps1 b/.github/workflows/scripts/win-required-ports.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8181d5d8387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/win-required-ports.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    This script ensures that the ports required by the default configuration of the collector are available.
+.DESCRIPTION
+    Certain runs on GitHub Actions sometimes have ports required by the default configuration reserved by other
+    applications via the WinNAT service.
+#>
+
+#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
+
+netsh interface ip show excludedportrange protocol=tcp
+
+Stop-Service winnat
+
+# Only port in the dynamic range that is being, from time to time, reserved by other applications.
+netsh interface ip add excludedportrange protocol=tcp startport=55679 numberofports=1
+
+Start-Service winnat
+
+netsh interface ip show excludedportrange protocol=tcp