diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 57ed758af..070e9e79a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -40,22 +40,22 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  linting:
-    uses: './.github/workflows/lint.yaml'
+  # linting:
+  #   uses: './.github/workflows/lint.yaml'
 
-  unit-tests:
-    uses: './.github/workflows/testing-unit.yaml'
-    secrets: inherit
+  # unit-tests:
+  #   uses: './.github/workflows/testing-unit.yaml'
+  #   secrets: inherit
 
-  integration-tests:
-      uses: './.github/workflows/testing-integration.yaml'
-      secrets: inherit
-      needs: unit-tests
+  # integration-tests:
+  #     uses: './.github/workflows/testing-integration.yaml'
+  #     secrets: inherit
+  #     needs: unit-tests
 
-  dependency-tests:
-    uses: './.github/workflows/testing-dependency.yaml'
-    secrets: inherit
-    needs: unit-tests
+  # dependency-tests:
+  #   uses: './.github/workflows/testing-dependency.yaml'
+  #   secrets: inherit
+  #   needs: unit-tests
 
   package:
     name: Check packaging
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing-install.yaml b/.github/workflows/testing-install.yaml
index 1afb21b22..a367d6926 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing-install.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing-install.yaml
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 name: Installation Tests
 
 on:
-  workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
-  test-install:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+  test-install-linux:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
         python: [3.9]
 
     steps:
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ jobs:
         run: python -m build --sdist --wheel
 
       - name: Install from built artifacts
+        shell: bash
         run: |
-          # Use the wheel if it's pure-python; fallback to sdist otherwise
           pip install dist/*.whl || pip install dist/*.tar.gz
 
       - name: Verify import & version
@@ -42,3 +42,44 @@ jobs:
           import pinecone
           print("Imported OK, version:", pinecone.__version__)
           EOF
+
+  test-install-windows:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python: [3.9]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
+
+      - name: Install build tools
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel build
+
+      - name: Build sdist & wheel
+        run: python -m build --sdist --wheel
+
+      - name: Install from built artifacts
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $wheels = Get-ChildItem -Path "dist" -Filter "*.whl"
+          $sdists = Get-ChildItem -Path "dist" -Filter "*.tar.gz"
+          if ($wheels) {
+              pip install $wheels[0].FullName
+          }
+          elseif ($sdists) {
+              pip install $sdists[0].FullName
+          }
+          else {
+              throw "No wheel or sdist found in dist/"
+          }
+
+      - name: Verify import & version
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          python -c "import pinecone; print('Imported OK, version:', pinecone.__version__)"