diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 7d1855a5..d7cd24e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -86,4 +86,55 @@ jobs:
         
         echo "macOS double installation test passed - segfault fix verified"
       shell: bash
+
+    - name: Test Bash Install Script (Windows)
+      if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+      run: |
+        # Windows test - simplified to avoid bash usage
+        Write-Host "Testing bash install script on Windows..."
+        
+        # Make script executable using PowerShell
+        if (Test-Path "install.sh") {
+          Write-Host "Found install.sh script"
+        } else {
+          Write-Host "install.sh not found"
+          exit 1
+        }
+        
+        # Test with default options (latest version)
+        Write-Host "Testing install script with default options..."
+        & sh -c "./install.sh -d '$env:TEMP/agentuity-test-download'"
+        
+        # Check if the script correctly detected Windows and aborted
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 1) {
+          $output = & sh -c "./install.sh -d '$env:TEMP/agentuity-test-download'" 2>&1
+          if ($output -match "Windows is not supported") {
+            Write-Host "Windows detection test passed: Script correctly detected Windows environment and aborted"
+            exit 0
+          } else {
+            Write-Host "Windows detection test failed: Script did not abort with the expected message"
+            exit 1
+          }
+        } else {
+          Write-Host "Windows detection test failed: Script did not abort as expected"
+          exit 1
+        }
+      shell: pwsh
       
+    - name: Test PowerShell Install Script (Windows)
+      if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        CI: true
+        AGENTUITY_TEST_VERSION: "0.0.74"
+      run: |
+        Write-Host "Testing PowerShell install script on Windows..."
+        
+        # Since we're removing Windows native support and only supporting Windows via WSL,
+        # we don't need a PowerShell install script anymore.
+        # This test is now skipped intentionally.
+        
+        Write-Host "Windows native installation is not supported - users should use WSL instead"
+        Write-Host "PowerShell install script test skipped intentionally"
+        exit 0
+      shell: pwsh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 88f163c6..bc667e7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204
+    runs-on: windows-latest # required to use wix
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -34,3 +34,8 @@ jobs:
           MACOS_NOTARY_ISSUER_ID: ${{ secrets.MACOS_NOTARY_ISSUER_ID }}
           MACOS_NOTARY_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.MACOS_NOTARY_KEY_ID }}
           MACOS_NOTARY_KEY: ${{ secrets.MACOS_NOTARY_KEY }}
+
+      - uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v2
+        with:
+          subject-checksums: ./dist/checksums.txt
+          subject-checksums-type: sha256
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 4f62d6c8..84799803 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ builds:
     binary: agentuity
     goos:
       - linux
-      - windows
       - darwin
 
 archives:
@@ -34,10 +33,7 @@ archives:
       {{- else if eq .Arch "386" }}i386
       {{- else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }}
       {{- if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}
-    # use zip for windows archives
-    format_overrides:
-      - goos: windows
-        formats: ['zip']
+
 checksum:
   name_template: "checksums.txt"
 
@@ -120,4 +116,3 @@ brews:
       bin.install "agentuity"
     alternative_names:
       - "agentuity@{{ .Version }}"
-
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 0459319d..ddb1c06b 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ is_linux() {
 }
 
 abort_if_windows() {
-  if [ "$OS" = "Windows" ]; then
-    abort "Windows is not supported. Please use WSL or a native Windows installation."
+  if [ "$OS" = "Windows" ] || echo "$OS" | grep -q "MINGW\|MSYS"; then
+    abort "Windows is not supported by this shell script. Please use the Windows installer or WSL."
   fi
 }