diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b20a9f8..ded65c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This workflow will install Python dependencies and run tests on
-# windows and linux systems with a variety of Python versions
+# Windows and Linux systems with a variety of Python versions
 
 # For more information see:
 # https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-python-with-github-actions
@@ -7,78 +7,129 @@
 name: tests
 
 on:
-  push:
-  pull_request:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule: # only upstream, won't trigger on forks!
-    - cron: '0 0 * * *' # daily
+    push:
+    pull_request:
+    workflow_dispatch:
+    schedule: # only upstream, won't trigger on forks!
+        - cron: '0 0 * * *' # daily
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Build py${{ matrix.python-version }} @ ${{ matrix.os }} 🐍
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [ '3.8', '3.9', '3.10' ]
-        os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
-        ymlfile: ["environment.yml"]
-        include:
-          - os: "windows-latest"
-            python-version: "3.10"
-            ymlfile: "environment.yml"
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          submodules: true
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
-        with:
-          miniconda-version: "latest"
-          auto-update-conda: true
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          environment-file: ${{ matrix.ymlfile }}
-          mamba-version: "*"
-          activate-environment: qa4sm_reader # todo: must match with name in environment.yml
-          auto-activate-base: false
-      - name: Print environment infos
-        shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: |
-          conda info -a
-          conda list
-          pip list
-          which pip
-          which python
-      - name: Export Environment
-        shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p artifacts
-          filename=env_py${{ matrix.python-version }}_${{ matrix.os }}.yml
-          conda env export --no-builds | grep -v "prefix" > artifacts/$filename
-      - name: Upload Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: Artifacts-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.os }}
-          path: artifacts/*
-      - name: Install package and test
-        shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: |
-          pip install -e .
-          pytest
-      - name: Upload Coverage
-        shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: |
-          pip install coveralls && coveralls --service=github
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          COVERALLS_FLAG_NAME: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          COVERALLS_PARALLEL: true
-  coveralls:
-    name: Submit Coveralls 👚
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container: python:3-slim
-    steps:
-      - name: Finished
-        run: |
-          pip3 install --upgrade coveralls && coveralls --service=github --finish
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    linux-tests:
+        name: Build py${{ matrix.python-version }} @ ${{ matrix.os }} 🐍
+        runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+        strategy:
+            matrix:
+                python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+                os: ['ubuntu-latest']
+                ymlfile: ['environment.yml']
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+              with:
+                  submodules: true
+            - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
+              with:
+                  miniconda-version: 'latest'
+                  auto-update-conda: true
+                  python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+                  environment-file: ${{ matrix.ymlfile }}
+                  mamba-version: '*'
+                  activate-environment: qa4sm_reader # todo: must match with name in environment.yml
+                  auto-activate-base: false
+            - name: Print environment infos
+              shell: bash -l {0}
+              run: |
+                  conda info -a
+                  conda list
+                  pip list
+                  which pip
+                  which python
+            - name: Export Environment
+              shell: bash -l {0}
+              run: |
+                  mkdir -p artifacts
+                  filename=env_py${{ matrix.python-version }}_${{ matrix.os }}.yml
+                  conda env export --no-builds | grep -v "prefix" > artifacts/$filename
+            - name: Upload Artifacts
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+              with:
+                  name: Artifacts-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.os }}
+                  path: artifacts/*
+            - name: Install package and test
+              shell: bash -l {0}
+              run: |
+                  pip install -e .
+                  pytest
+            - name: Upload Coverage
+              shell: bash -l {0}
+              run: |
+                  pip install coveralls && coveralls --service=github
+              env:
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+                  COVERALLS_FLAG_NAME: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+                  COVERALLS_PARALLEL: true
+
+    windows-tests:
+        name: Build py${{ matrix.python-version }} @ ${{ matrix.os }} 🐍
+        runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+        strategy:
+            matrix:
+                python-version: ['3.10']
+                os: ['windows-latest']
+                ymlfile: ['environment.yml']
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+              with:
+                  submodules: true
+            - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
+              with:
+                  miniconda-version: 'latest'
+                  auto-update-conda: true
+                  python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+                  environment-file: ${{ matrix.ymlfile }}
+                  activate-environment: qa4sm_reader # todo: must match with name in environment.yml
+                  auto-activate-base: false
+            - name: Print environment infos
+              shell: cmd
+              run: |
+                  conda info -a
+                  conda list
+                  pip list
+                  where pip
+                  where python
+            - name: Export Environment
+              shell: cmd
+              run: |
+                  mkdir artifacts
+                  set filename=env_py${{ matrix.python-version }}_${{ matrix.os }}.yml
+                  conda env export --no-builds | findstr /v "prefix" > artifacts/%filename%
+            - name: Upload Artifacts
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+              with:
+                  name: Artifacts-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.os }}
+                  path: artifacts/*
+            - name: Install package and test
+              shell: cmd
+              run: |
+                  conda activate qa4sm_reader
+                  pip install -e .
+                  pytest
+            - name: Upload Coverage
+              shell: cmd
+              run: |
+                  pip install coveralls && coveralls --service=github
+              env:
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+                  COVERALLS_FLAG_NAME: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+                  COVERALLS_PARALLEL: true
+
+    coveralls:
+        name: Submit Coveralls 👚
+        needs: [linux-tests, windows-tests]
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        container: python:3-slim
+        steps:
+            - name: Finished
+              run: |
+                  pip3 install --upgrade coveralls && coveralls --service=github --finish
+              env:
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 223f0c0..3f3f6f3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -71,3 +71,4 @@ tests/test_data/out/*
 */_local_scripts/*
 .coverage*
 .artifacts/*
+.vscode