diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/windows.yml b/.gitea/workflows/windows.yml
index 80c2956..dd05912 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -11,19 +11,7 @@ name: windows
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - 'crates/punktfunk-client-windows/**'
-      - 'crates/punktfunk-core/**'
-      - 'Cargo.lock'
-      - 'Cargo.toml'
-      - '.gitea/workflows/windows.yml'
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'crates/punktfunk-client-windows/**'
-      - 'crates/punktfunk-core/**'
-      - 'Cargo.lock'
-      - 'Cargo.toml'
-      - '.gitea/workflows/windows.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/scripts/ci/setup-windows-runner.ps1 b/scripts/ci/setup-windows-runner.ps1
index 5040bd1..5ba8a16 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/setup-windows-runner.ps1
+++ b/scripts/ci/setup-windows-runner.ps1
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ if (-not (Test-Path "C:\Users\Public\.rustup\settings.toml")) {
 # --- daemon env wrapper (the box's MSVC/WinUI/FFmpeg toolchain) ---
 $wrapper = "$RunnerHome\run-runner.ps1"
 @'
+$env:NO_COLOR = "1"
 $env:CARGO_HOME = "C:\Users\Public\.cargo"
 $env:RUSTUP_HOME = "C:\Users\Public\.rustup"
 $env:CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM = "3.5"