diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7de250edd..bb3b2e548 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 name: Build Status
 
-env:
-  # Run full CI Monday and Thursday at 3:25am EST (08:25 UTC)
-  # Note: do not run scheduled jobs on the hour exactly, per:
-  # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-when-your-workflow-runs/events-that-trigger-workflows#schedule
-  # GitHub Actions schedules can sometimes delay by up to 15 minutes due to platform load
-  FULL_CI_SCHEDULE: '25 8 * * 1,4'
-
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -33,8 +26,6 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: boolean
         default: false
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '25 8 * * 1,4'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
@@ -69,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
 
       outputs:
         COMMIT_MESSAGE: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.COMMIT_MSG }}
-        FULL_RUN: ${{ steps.setuppush.outputs.FULL_RUN || steps.setuppr.outputs.FULL_RUN || steps.setupmanual.outputs.FULL_RUN || steps.setupschedule.outputs.FULL_RUN }}
+        FULL_RUN: ${{ steps.setuppush.outputs.FULL_RUN || steps.setuppr.outputs.FULL_RUN || steps.setupmanual.outputs.FULL_RUN }}
 
       steps:
         - name: Checkout
@@ -118,17 +109,6 @@ jobs:
           env:
             FULL_RUN: ${{ github.event.inputs.ci-full }}
           if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
-        
-        - name: Display and Setup Build Args (Schedule)
-          id: setupschedule
-          run: |
-            echo "Commit Message: $COMMIT_MSG"
-            echo "Full Run: $FULL_RUN"
-            echo "COMMIT_MSG=$COMMIT_MSG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "FULL_RUN=$FULL_RUN" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          env:
-            FULL_RUN: ${{ github.event.schedule == env.FULL_CI_SCHEDULE }}
-          if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
 
     ########################################################
     #......................................................#
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 32827d4eb..3010d8339 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ dependencies-vcpkg:  ## install dependencies via vcpkg
 	cd vcpkg && ./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh && ./vcpkg install
 
 dependencies-win:  ## install dependencies via windows
-	choco install cmake curl winflexbison ninja unzip zip --no-progress -y
+	choco install cmake --version=3.31.1
+	choco install curl winflexbison ninja unzip zip --no-progress -y --verbose --debug
 
 ############################################################################################
 # Thanks to Francoise at marmelab.com for this