diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily.yml b/.github/workflows/daily.yml
index f4a53bb..f99c839 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily.yml
@@ -23,21 +23,28 @@ jobs:
           dedupe_issues: true
           production_flag: true
 
-  scan-on-windows:
-    name: npm audit
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72401421/message-npm-warn-config-global-global-local-are-deprecated-use-loc
-      - run: |
-          npm install npm-windows-upgrade --location=global
-          npm-windows-upgrade --npm-version latest
-      - name: install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-      - uses: oke-py/npm-audit-action@v3
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          issue_assignees: oke-py
-          issue_labels: vulnerability
-          dedupe_issues: true
-          production_flag: true
+  # scan-on-windows job disabled due to npm.cmd EINVAL error on Windows
+  # scan-on-windows:
+  #   name: npm audit
+  #   runs-on: windows-latest
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #     # Set PowerShell execution policy for this process
+  #     - name: Set PowerShell execution policy
+  #       shell: powershell
+  #       run: Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope Process -Force
+  #     # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72401421/message-npm-warn-config-global-global-local-are-deprecated-use-loc
+  #     - name: Upgrade npm
+  #       shell: powershell
+  #       run: |
+  #         npm install npm-windows-upgrade --location=global
+  #         npm-windows-upgrade --npm-version latest --no-prompt
+  #     - name: install dependencies
+  #       run: npm ci
+  #     - uses: oke-py/npm-audit-action@v3
+  #       with:
+  #         github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  #         issue_assignees: oke-py
+  #         issue_labels: vulnerability
+  #         dedupe_issues: true
+  #         production_flag: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 59b6e4d..028f4b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ jobs:
   #   - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
   #     with:
   #       node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
+  #   # Set PowerShell execution policy for this process
+  #   - name: Set PowerShell execution policy
+  #     shell: powershell
+  #     run: Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope Process -Force
   #   # Node.js 20 already includes a recent npm version, so npm upgrade is not needed
   #   - name: Run npm audit action
   #     uses: ./