diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index bdd9969b1..7a12d6c03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     env:
       DATABASE_URL_ESSARCH: 'mssql://SA:MyPassword42@localhost:1433/essarch?CONN_MAX_AGE=100&CONN_HEALTH_CHECKS=True&isolation_level=read committed&driver=ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server&extra_params=TrustServerCertificate=yes'
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Cache pip wheels
         uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
-          path: ${{ env.LOCALAPPDATA }}\pip\Cache
+          path: C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\pip\Cache
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements/*.txt') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
@@ -176,19 +177,7 @@ jobs:
           path: C:\installers
           key: windows-installers-gtk3-3.24.31-odbc18
 
-      - name: Cache Chocolatey packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v5
-        with:
-          path: C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-choco-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/*.yml') }}
-
-      - name: Cache Chocolatey downloads
-        uses: actions/cache@v5
-        with:
-          path: C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Temp\chocolatey
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-choco-downloads
-
-      - name: Install system dependencies (cached)
+      - name: Install system dependencies
         id: deps
         run: |
           if (!(Get-Service -Name 'MSSQLSERVER' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
@@ -210,8 +199,6 @@ jobs:
             choco install redis-64 --version 3.0.503 -y
           }
 
-      - name: Install
-        run: |
           if (!(Test-Path "C:\installers")) {
             New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "C:\installers"
           }
@@ -241,8 +228,10 @@ jobs:
           if (-not $odbcInstalled) {
             Write-Error "ODBC installation failed!"
              exit 1
-          }          
+          }
 
+      - name: Install
+        run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
           git config user.email test
           git config user.name test