diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
index 2876a293a5..a8b9ef1154 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
@@ -22,21 +22,27 @@ jobs:
       # run all tests even if e.g. image tests fail early
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [
-          macos-latest,
-          windows-latest,
-          ubuntu-latest,
-        ]
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-latest
+          - macos-latest
         python-version: ['3.12']
         dependencies: [full]
         tests-type: [unit]
         test-runner: [pytest]
+        venv-loc: [bin]
         include:
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python-version: '3.12'
+            dependencies: full
+            tests-type: unit
+            test-runner: pytest
+            venv-loc: Scripts
           - os: ubuntu-20.04
-            python-version: '3.9.2'
+            python-version: '3.10.0'
             dependencies: minimal
             tests-type: unit
             test-runner: pytest
+            venv-loc: bin
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             # this job is necessary for non-answer, 'yield' based tests
             # because pytest doesn't support such tests
@@ -44,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
             dependencies: full
             tests-type: unit
             test-runner: nose
+            venv-loc: bin
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             # answer tests use 'yield', so they require nose
             # they are also attached to a specific, occasionally updated, Python version
@@ -52,12 +59,14 @@ jobs:
             dependencies: full
             tests-type: answer
             test-runner: nose
+            venv-loc: bin
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             # minimal tests with latest Python and no optional dependencies
             python-version: '3.x'
             dependencies: ''
             tests-type: unit
             test-runner: pytest
+            venv-loc: bin
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
@@ -85,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         dependencies: ${{ matrix.dependencies }}
       run: |
         python -m venv .venv
-        source .venv/bin/activate
+        source .venv/${{matrix.venv-loc}}/activate
         source ./tests/ci_install.sh
 
     - name: Install and patch nosetest