diff --git a/change/react-native-windows-2dec8121-9429-4301-8e69-be082ed11bc9.json b/change/react-native-windows-2dec8121-9429-4301-8e69-be082ed11bc9.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e1d56a7b6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/react-native-windows-2dec8121-9429-4301-8e69-be082ed11bc9.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "patch",
+  "comment": "Turn off explicit hermes microtasks in paper",
+  "packageName": "react-native-windows",
+  "email": "30809111+acoates-ms@users.noreply.github.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ReactHost/ReactInstanceWin.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ReactHost/ReactInstanceWin.cpp
index 9ba08175cd4..0cc7cf37c9d 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ReactHost/ReactInstanceWin.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ReactHost/ReactInstanceWin.cpp
@@ -813,6 +813,7 @@ void ReactInstanceWin::InitializeWithBridge() noexcept {
           };
 
           devSettings->useWebSocketTurboModule = getBoolProperty(nullptr, L"UseWebSocketTurboModule", false);
+          devSettings->hermesSetExplicitMicrotasks = false;
 
           std::vector<facebook::react::NativeModuleDescription> cxxModules;
           auto nmp = std::make_shared<winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::NativeModulesProvider>();
diff --git a/vnext/Shared/DevSettings.h b/vnext/Shared/DevSettings.h
index 02f7d7dfdb1..d8ebcebcd6c 100644
--- a/vnext/Shared/DevSettings.h
+++ b/vnext/Shared/DevSettings.h
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ struct DevSettings {
   // Enable concurrent mode by installing runtimeScheduler
   bool useRuntimeScheduler{false};
 
+  bool hermesSetExplicitMicrotasks{true};
+
   // The HostTarget instance for Fusebox
   facebook::react::jsinspector_modern::HostTarget *inspectorHostTarget;
 };
diff --git a/vnext/Shared/HermesRuntimeHolder.cpp b/vnext/Shared/HermesRuntimeHolder.cpp
index 8c0b45790f1..f5bd96596ff 100644
--- a/vnext/Shared/HermesRuntimeHolder.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Shared/HermesRuntimeHolder.cpp
@@ -271,8 +271,7 @@ void HermesRuntimeHolder::initRuntime() noexcept {
   CRASH_ON_ERROR(api.jsr_create_config(&config));
   CRASH_ON_ERROR(api.hermes_config_enable_default_crash_handler(config, devSettings->enableDefaultCrashHandler));
   CRASH_ON_ERROR(api.jsr_config_enable_inspector(config, devSettings->useDirectDebugger));
-  CRASH_ON_ERROR(api.jsr_config_set_explicit_microtasks(
-      config, facebook::react::ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableBridgelessArchitecture()));
+  CRASH_ON_ERROR(api.jsr_config_set_explicit_microtasks(config, devSettings->hermesSetExplicitMicrotasks));
 
   if (m_jsQueue) {
     HermesTaskRunner::Create(config, m_jsQueue);