diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml
index a16a76691..c20917b3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
     defaults:
       run:
-        shell: cmd
+        shell: cmdmsys2 
 
     env:
       QT_VERSION: 5.15.2
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
           fetch-tags: true
 
+      - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+        with:
+            install: mingw-w64-mingw32-openssl
+            msystem: mingw32
+            release: false
+
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
           choco install --no-progress sccache ninja -y
@@ -52,14 +58,6 @@ jobs:
           modules: qtcharts
           setup-python: true
 
-      - name: Set up Visual Studio shell
-        uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
-        with:
-          arch: x64
-
-      - name: Create build directory
-        run: mkdir ${{ runner.temp }}\shadow_build_dir
-
       - name: Configure
         working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}\shadow_build_dir
         run: cmake -S ${{ github.workspace }} -B . -G Ninja ^