diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/readme.md b/arm/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/readme.md
index 2ce07bb9f0..e7d0503876 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/readme.md
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/readme.md
@@ -235,7 +235,11 @@ Get-TimeZone -ListAvailable | Select ID
 
 ### Parameter Usage: `nicConfigurations`
 
-The field `nicSuffix` and `subnetId` are mandatory. If `enablePublicIP` is set to true, then `publicIpNameSuffix` is also mandatory. Each IP config needs to have the mandatory field `name`.
+Comments:
+- The field `nicSuffix` and `subnetId` are mandatory.
+- If `enablePublicIP` is set to true, then `publicIpNameSuffix` is also mandatory.
+- Each IP config needs to have the mandatory field `name`.
+- If not disabled, `enableAcceleratedNetworking` is considered `true` by default and requires the VM to be deployed with a supported OS and VM size.
 
 ```json
 "nicConfigurations": {
diff --git a/utilities/pipelines/dependencies/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/parameters/parameters.json b/utilities/pipelines/dependencies/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/parameters/parameters.json
index 94425491e0..bdeca3120e 100644
--- a/utilities/pipelines/dependencies/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/parameters/parameters.json
+++ b/utilities/pipelines/dependencies/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/parameters/parameters.json
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
                             "name": "ipconfig01",
                             "subnetId": "/subscriptions/<<subscriptionId>>/resourceGroups/validation-rg/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/adp-<<namePrefix>>-az-vnet-x-001/subnets/<<namePrefix>>-az-subnet-x-001"
                         }
-                    ]
+                    ],
+                    "enableAcceleratedNetworking": false
                 }
             ]
         },