diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package-conda.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package-conda.yml
index 03e2c20..971a096 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package-conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package-conda.yml
@@ -46,54 +46,54 @@ jobs:
         source activate base & pytest tests -rsx
 
 
-  build-windows:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    strategy:
-      max-parallel: 5
-
-    steps:
-    # - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    # - name: Set up Python 3.10
-    #   uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
-    #   with:
-    #     miniconda-version: "latest"
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up Python 3.12
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.12'
-    # - name: Add conda to system path
-    #   run: |
-    #     # $CONDA is an environment variable pointing to the root of the miniconda directory
-    #     echo $CONDA/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
-    # - name: Add extra channels
-    #   run: |
-    #     conda config --add channels conda-forge
-    #     conda config --add channels defaults
-        
-    # - name: Install dependencies
-    #   run: |
-    #     conda env update --file environment.yml --name base
-    - name: set up env3
-      run: |
-        python -m venv ENV3
-
-    - name: Lint with flake8
-      run: |
-        .\ENV3\Scripts\activate.ps1
-        pip install flake8
-        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
-        flake8 --exclude deprecated . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
-        # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
-        flake8 --exclude deprecated . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
-
-    - name: Install current Python library
-      run: |
-        .\ENV3\Scripts\activate.ps1
-        pip install -e .     # Install the current Python library in editable mode
-        pip install cloudmesh-vpn
-    - name: Test with pytest
-      run: |
-        .\ENV3\Scripts\activate.ps1
-        pip install pytest
-        pytest tests -rsx
+#  build-windows:
+#    runs-on: windows-latest
+#    strategy:
+#      max-parallel: 5
+#
+#    steps:
+#    # - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#    # - name: Set up Python 3.10
+#    #   uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+#    #   with:
+#    #     miniconda-version: "latest"
+#    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#    - name: Set up Python 3.12
+#      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+#      with:
+#        python-version: '3.12'
+#    # - name: Add conda to system path
+#    #   run: |
+#    #     # $CONDA is an environment variable pointing to the root of the miniconda directory
+#    #     echo $CONDA/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
+#    # - name: Add extra channels
+#    #   run: |
+#    #     conda config --add channels conda-forge
+#    #     conda config --add channels defaults
+#
+#    # - name: Install dependencies
+#    #   run: |
+#    #     conda env update --file environment.yml --name base
+#    - name: set up env3
+#      run: |
+#        python -m venv ENV3
+#
+#    - name: Lint with flake8
+#      run: |
+#        .\ENV3\Scripts\activate.ps1
+#        pip install flake8
+#        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
+#        flake8 --exclude deprecated . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
+#        # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
+#        flake8 --exclude deprecated . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
+#
+#    - name: Install current Python library
+#      run: |
+#        .\ENV3\Scripts\activate.ps1
+#        pip install -e .     # Install the current Python library in editable mode
+#        pip install cloudmesh-vpn
+#    - name: Test with pytest
+#      run: |
+#        .\ENV3\Scripts\activate.ps1
+#        pip install pytest
+#        pytest tests -rsx
diff --git a/makefile.mk b/makefile.mk
index 34b0c26..5bfc79a 100644
--- a/makefile.mk
+++ b/makefile.mk
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ dist: ## Build the package
 	python -m build
 	twine check dist/*
 
-local: welcome dist ## Install the package locally
+local: welcome twine dist ## Install the package locally
 	pip install dist/*.whl
 
-local-force: ## Install the package locally with force
+local-force: welcome twine ## Install the package locally with force
 	pip install dist/*.whl --force-reinstall
 
 patch: twine ## Build the package and upload it to testpypi