diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 3a04095dd52..4833dc42203 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@ jobs:
           opam install haxe --deps-only
           opam list
 
-      # required to be able to retrieve the revision
-      - name: Mark directory as safe
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          Set-PSDebug -Trace 1
-          & "$($env:CYG_ROOT)/bin/bash.exe" @('-lc', 'git config --global --add safe.directory "$OLDPWD"')
-
       - name: Set ADD_REVISION=1 for non-release
         if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') }}
         shell: pwsh
@@ -85,20 +78,15 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           Set-PSDebug -Trace 1
-          & "$($env:CYG_ROOT)/bin/bash.exe" @('-lc', 'cd "$OLDPWD" && opam config exec -- make -s -f Makefile.win -j`nproc` haxe 2>&1')
-          & "$($env:CYG_ROOT)/bin/bash.exe" @('-lc', 'cd "$OLDPWD" && opam config exec -- make -s -f Makefile.win haxelib 2>&1')
-          & "$($env:CYG_ROOT)/bin/bash.exe" @('-lc', 'cd "$OLDPWD" && opam config exec -- make -f Makefile.win echo_package_files package_bin package_installer_win package_choco 2>&1')
-          dir out
-          & "$($env:CYG_ROOT)/bin/bash.exe" @('-lc', 'cd "$OLDPWD" && cygcheck ./haxe.exe')
-          & "$($env:CYG_ROOT)/bin/bash.exe" @('-lc', 'cd "$OLDPWD" && cygcheck ./haxelib.exe')
-          & "$($env:CYG_ROOT)/bin/bash.exe" @('-lc', 'cd "$OLDPWD" && ls ./out')
-
-      - name: Check artifact
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          ls out
-          # Output should contain binaries zip, installer zip and nupkg
-          [ $(ls -1 out | wc -l) -eq "3" ]
+          # stop after any command returns an error
+          $PSNativeCommandUseErrorActionPreference = $true
+          $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+          opam exec -- make -s -f Makefile.win -j"$env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS" haxe
+          opam exec -- make -s -f Makefile.win haxelib
+          opam exec -- make -f Makefile.win echo_package_files package_bin package_installer_win package_choco
+          cygcheck ./haxe.exe
+          cygcheck ./haxelib.exe
+          ls ./out
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/extra/github-actions/build-windows.yml b/extra/github-actions/build-windows.yml
index badd94ce76a..a9afb9c4636 100644
--- a/extra/github-actions/build-windows.yml
+++ b/extra/github-actions/build-windows.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-# required to be able to retrieve the revision
-- name: Mark directory as safe
-  shell: pwsh
-  run: |
-    Set-PSDebug -Trace 1
-    & "$($env:CYG_ROOT)/bin/bash.exe" @('-lc', 'git config --global --add safe.directory "$OLDPWD"')
-
 - name: Set ADD_REVISION=1 for non-release
   if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') }}
   shell: pwsh
@@ -14,20 +7,15 @@
   shell: pwsh
   run: |
     Set-PSDebug -Trace 1
-    & "$($env:CYG_ROOT)/bin/bash.exe" @('-lc', 'cd "$OLDPWD" && opam config exec -- make -s -f Makefile.win -j`nproc` haxe 2>&1')
-    & "$($env:CYG_ROOT)/bin/bash.exe" @('-lc', 'cd "$OLDPWD" && opam config exec -- make -s -f Makefile.win haxelib 2>&1')
-    & "$($env:CYG_ROOT)/bin/bash.exe" @('-lc', 'cd "$OLDPWD" && opam config exec -- make -f Makefile.win echo_package_files package_bin package_installer_win package_choco 2>&1')
-    dir out
-    & "$($env:CYG_ROOT)/bin/bash.exe" @('-lc', 'cd "$OLDPWD" && cygcheck ./haxe.exe')
-    & "$($env:CYG_ROOT)/bin/bash.exe" @('-lc', 'cd "$OLDPWD" && cygcheck ./haxelib.exe')
-    & "$($env:CYG_ROOT)/bin/bash.exe" @('-lc', 'cd "$OLDPWD" && ls ./out')
-
-- name: Check artifact
-  shell: bash
-  run: |
-    ls out
-    # Output should contain binaries zip, installer zip and nupkg
-    [ $(ls -1 out | wc -l) -eq "3" ]
+    # stop after any command returns an error
+    $PSNativeCommandUseErrorActionPreference = $true
+    $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+    opam exec -- make -s -f Makefile.win -j"$env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS" haxe
+    opam exec -- make -s -f Makefile.win haxelib
+    opam exec -- make -f Makefile.win echo_package_files package_bin package_installer_win package_choco
+    cygcheck ./haxe.exe
+    cygcheck ./haxelib.exe
+    ls ./out
 
 - name: Upload artifact
   uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4