diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index f5dc4e75a..79f38e202 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Project
         working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/pico-examples
-        # bash required otherwise this mysteriously (no error) fails at "Generating cyw43_bus_pio_spi.pio.h"
-        shell: bash
+        shell: pwsh
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd build