diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index ef0717e..038f4af 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: 2.1
 # - add notarisation signing for win/mac on circle (post-step)
 # - squash circle commits
 # - add context for secrets 
-# - contact support about windows orb fail
+# see https://github.com/circleci/circleci-docs/issues/5611
 
 orbs:
 # see https://circleci.com/developer/orbs/orb/circleci/node
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ executors:
         # auth:
         #   username: mydockerhub-user
         #   password: $DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD
-  windows: win/default
+  # windows: win/default
   macos: # macos executor using xcode 11 should it be 12?
     macos:
       xcode: 12.5.1
 
 jobs:
-  compile:
+  build-nix:
     parameters:
         os:
           type: executor
@@ -52,11 +52,38 @@ jobs:
       - run: node --version
       - run: yarn --version
       - run: yarn build
+  build-win:
+    parameters:
+        node-version:
+          type: string
+    executor: 
+      name: win/default
+      shell: bash.exe
+    steps:
+      - checkout 
+      - node/install:
+          node-version: << parameters.node-version >>
+          install-yarn: true
+          install-npm: false          
+      - node/install-packages:
+          cache-path: ~/project/node_modules
+        # TODO: check if this is what we want, what we really really want
+          override-ci-command: yarn install --ignore-engines
+          pkg-manager: yarn
+      - run: node --version
+      - run: yarn --version
+      - run: yarn build       
+
+
 workflows:
   compile-all:
     jobs:
-      - compile:
+      - build-nix:
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              os: [linux, macos]
+              node-version: ["12.22.5", "14.17.5"]
+      - build-win:
           matrix:
             parameters:
-              os: [linux, windows, macos]
-              node-version: ["12.22.5", "14.17.5"]
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+              node-version: ["12.22.5", "14.17.5"]        
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