@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ func populateCommand(ctx context.Context, c *Container, env []string) error {

 		FirstStart:     !c.HasBeenStartedBefore,

 		LayerFolder:    layerFolder,

 		LayerPaths:     layerPaths,

+		Hostname:       c.Config.Hostname,

 	}

 	return nil

@@ -220,4 +220,5 @@ type Command struct {

 	FirstStart         bool              `json:"first_start"`

 	LayerPaths         []string          `json:"layer_paths"` // Windows needs to know the layer paths and folder for a command

 	LayerFolder        string            `json:"layer_folder"`

+	Hostname           string            `json:"hostname"` // Windows sets the hostname in the execdriver

 }

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ type containerInit struct {

 	LayerFolderPath         string   // Where the layer folders are located

 	Layers                  []layer  // List of storage layers

 	ProcessorWeight         int64    // CPU Shares 1..9 on Windows; or 0 is platform default.

+	HostName                string   // Hostname

 }

 // defaultOwner is a tag passed to HCS to allow it to differentiate between

@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Run(ctx context.Context, c *execdriver.Command, pipes *execdriv

 		IgnoreFlushesDuringBoot: c.FirstStart,

 		LayerFolderPath:         c.LayerFolder,

 		ProcessorWeight:         c.Resources.CPUShares,

+		HostName:                c.Hostname,

 	}

 	for i := 0; i < len(c.LayerPaths); i++ {