diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-macos-28.yml b/.github/workflows/build-macos-28.yml
index ccad386..51dfad7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-macos-28.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-macos-28.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ on: workflow_dispatch
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-13
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-macos-arm-28.yml b/.github/workflows/build-macos-arm-28.yml
index b988c88..f8f3e97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-macos-arm-28.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-macos-arm-28.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ on: workflow_dispatch
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: flyci-macos-large-latest-m1
+    runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ jobs:
           tar -xzf exiv2.tar.gz
           mv exiv2-0.28.3 libexiv2
 
-      - name: Install pipx
-        run: pip install pipx
-
       - name: Build wheels
         uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.16.5
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows-28.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows-28.yml
index 8552c09..dfec3d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows-28.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows-28.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,35 @@ jobs:
           echo -e "24a25\n>         self.requires('libgettext/0.21')" |
           c:/msys64/usr/bin/patch.exe libexiv2/conanfile.py
 
+      - name: Install Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.11
+
+      - name: Install cmake
+        uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v2
+
+      - name: Install ninja
+        uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
+
+      - name: Compile Exiv2
+        env:
+          PATH: "${{ github.workspace }}\\gettext\\bin"
+        run: >
+          pip install conan==1.59.0 &&
+          cd libexiv2 &&
+          cmake --preset msvc
+          -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+          -D EXIV2_BUILD_SAMPLES=OFF
+          -D EXIV2_BUILD_EXIV2_COMMAND=OFF
+          -D EXIV2_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=OFF
+          -D EXIV2_ENABLE_NLS=ON
+          -D EXIV2_ENABLE_FILESYSTEM_ACCESS=ON
+          -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" &&
+          cmake --build build-msvc --config Release &&
+          cmake --install build-msvc --config Release &&
+          copy build-msvc\bin\libcurl.dll build-msvc\install\bin
+
       - name: Build wheels
         uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.16.5
         env:
@@ -43,24 +72,9 @@ jobs:
           CIBW_SKIP: pp3*
           CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: |
             EXIV2_ROOT=libexiv2/build-msvc/install
-            PATH="$PATH;$(pwd)\\gettext\\bin"
           CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: >
             python -m exiv2 -v &&
             python -m unittest discover {project}/tests -v
-          CIBW_BEFORE_ALL: >
-            pip install conan==1.59.0 &&
-            cd libexiv2 &&
-            cmake --preset msvc
-            -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-            -D EXIV2_BUILD_SAMPLES=OFF
-            -D EXIV2_BUILD_EXIV2_COMMAND=OFF
-            -D EXIV2_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=OFF
-            -D EXIV2_ENABLE_NLS=ON
-            -D EXIV2_ENABLE_FILESYSTEM_ACCESS=ON
-            -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" &&
-            cmake --build build-msvc --config Release &&
-            cmake --install build-msvc --config Release &&
-            copy build-msvc\bin\libcurl.dll build-msvc\install\bin
 
       - name: Store results
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/tests/test_types.py b/tests/test_types.py
index de7359b..8fc69da 100644
--- a/tests/test_types.py
+++ b/tests/test_types.py
@@ -138,10 +138,9 @@ def test_localisation(self):
             self.assertEqual(cm.output, [
                 'WARNING:exiv2:Ungültiger Zeichensatz: "invalid"'])
             with self.assertRaises(exiv2.Exiv2Error) as cm:
-                image = exiv2.ImageFactory.open('non-existing.jpg')
-            self.assertEqual(cm.exception.message.split(':')[:2],
-                             ['non-existing.jpg',
-                              ' Die Datenquelle konnte nicht geöffnet werden'])
+                image = exiv2.ImageFactory.open(bytes())
+            self.assertEqual(cm.exception.message,
+                             'Die Eingabedaten konnten nicht gelesen werden.')
         # clear locale
         name = 'en_US.UTF-8'
         os.environ['LC_ALL'] = name