diff --git a/.github/workflows/mcstas-basictest.yml b/.github/workflows/mcstas-basictest.yml
index bd74d2e6d..c5df15cee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mcstas-basictest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mcstas-basictest.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: ubuntu-24.04,   CC: gcc-13,   CXX: g++-13,     python: '3.12', mpi: 'openmpi' }
           - { os: ubuntu-24.04,   CC: clang,    CXX: clang++,    python: '3.12', mpi: 'openmpi' }
           #- { os: windows-11-arm, CC: cl.exe,   CXX: cl.exe,     python: "3.13", mpi: 'msmpi'   }
-          - { os: windows-latest, CC: gcc.exe,   CXX: g++.exe,     python: "3.13", mpi: 'msmpi'   }
+          #- { os: windows-latest, CC: gcc.exe,   CXX: g++.exe,     python: "3.13", mpi: 'msmpi'   }
 
     name: ${{ matrix.os }}.${{ matrix.CC }}.${{ matrix.mpi }}.python-${{ matrix.python }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ jobs:
         choco install wget
         if [ "$CC" == "gcc.exe" ]; then choco install mingw; fi
         pip install mslex PyYAML ply ncrystal mcpl mcpl-extra psutil jinja2
+        gcc.exe --version
 
     - name: Setup (Windows Intel)
       id: setup-Windows-intel
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mcxtrace-basictest.yml b/.github/workflows/mcxtrace-basictest.yml
index 345c96f07..ead57adc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mcxtrace-basictest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mcxtrace-basictest.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: ubuntu-24.04,  CC: gcc-13,   CXX: g++-13,     python: '3.12', mpi: 'openmpi' }
           - { os: ubuntu-24.04,  CC: clang,    CXX: clang++,    python: '3.12', mpi: 'openmpi'   }
           #- { os: windows-11-arm, CC: cl.exe,   CXX: cl.exe,     python: "3.13", mpi: 'msmpi'   }
-          - { os: windows-latest, CC: gcc.exe,   CXX: g++.exe,     python: "3.13", mpi: 'msmpi'   }
+          #- { os: windows-latest, CC: gcc.exe,   CXX: g++.exe,     python: "3.13", mpi: 'msmpi'   }
 
     name: ${{ matrix.os }}.${{ matrix.CC }}.${{ matrix.mpi }}.python-${{ matrix.python }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         choco install wget
         if [ "$CC" == "gcc.exe" ]; then choco install mingw; fi
         pip install mslex PyYAML ply mcpl mcpl-extra psutil jinja2
+        gcc.exe --version
 
     - name: Setup (Windows Intel)
       id: setup-Windows-intel