diff --git a/.github/workflows/__extract-direct-to-toolcache.yml b/.github/workflows/__extract-direct-to-toolcache.yml
index b45919335..1e4c2443f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/__extract-direct-to-toolcache.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/__extract-direct-to-toolcache.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ jobs:
             version: linked
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             version: linked
+          - os: windows-latest
+            version: linked
     name: Extract directly to toolcache
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -96,5 +98,4 @@ jobs:
             }
     env:
       CODEQL_ACTION_EXTRACT_TOOLCACHE: true
-      CODEQL_ACTION_ZSTD_BUNDLE: true
       CODEQL_ACTION_TEST_MODE: true
diff --git a/pr-checks/checks/extract-direct-to-toolcache.yml b/pr-checks/checks/extract-direct-to-toolcache.yml
index b41265eb2..ac199fb69 100644
--- a/pr-checks/checks/extract-direct-to-toolcache.yml
+++ b/pr-checks/checks/extract-direct-to-toolcache.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ versions:
 operatingSystems:
   - macos
   - ubuntu
+  - windows
 env:
   CODEQL_ACTION_EXTRACT_TOOLCACHE: true
-  CODEQL_ACTION_ZSTD_BUNDLE: true
 steps:
   - name: Remove CodeQL from toolcache
     uses: actions/github-script@v7