diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cb24e96a..7fb3b6cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
             java: 11
             distribution: temurin
             jobtype: 2
-          - os: windows-latest
+          - os: windows-2025
             java: 8
             distribution: zulu
             jobtype: 3
diff --git a/io/src/test/scala/sbt/internal/io/SourceModificationWatchSpec.scala b/io/src/test/scala/sbt/internal/io/SourceModificationWatchSpec.scala
index de85f0d5..68095e14 100644
--- a/io/src/test/scala/sbt/internal/io/SourceModificationWatchSpec.scala
+++ b/io/src/test/scala/sbt/internal/io/SourceModificationWatchSpec.scala
@@ -97,21 +97,16 @@ private[sbt] trait EventMonitorSpec { self: AnyFlatSpec & Matchers =>
 
   it should "ignore creation of files that are explicitly ignored" in IO
     .withTemporaryDirectory { dir =>
-      // TODO https://github.com/sbt/io/issues/434
-      if (scala.util.Properties.isWin) {
-        pending
-      } else {
-        val parentDir = dir / "src" / "watchme"
-        val created = parentDir / ".hidden.scala"
-        val notIgnored = parentDir / "foo.scala"
+      val parentDir = dir / "src" / "watchme"
+      val created = parentDir / ".hidden.scala"
+      val notIgnored = parentDir / "foo.scala"
 
-        IO.createDirectory(parentDir)
+      IO.createDirectory(parentDir)
 
-        assert(watchTest(parentDir, AllPass, excludes(created.toPath)) {
-          randomTouch(created)
-          randomTouch(notIgnored)
-        })
-      }
+      assert(watchTest(parentDir, AllPass, excludes(created.toPath)) {
+        randomTouch(created)
+        randomTouch(notIgnored)
+      })
     }
 
   it should "ignore creation of an empty directory" in IO.withTemporaryDirectory { dir =>
@@ -196,20 +191,18 @@ private[sbt] trait EventMonitorSpec { self: AnyFlatSpec & Matchers =>
 
   it should "ignore deletion of files not included in inclusion filter" in IO
     .withTemporaryDirectory { dir =>
-      // TODO https://github.com/sbt/io/issues/434
       if (scala.util.Properties.isWin) {
-        pending
-      } else {
-        val parentDir = dir / "src" / "watchme"
-        val file = parentDir / "inme"
-        IO.write(file, "foo")
-        val source = parentDir / "foo.scala"
-
-        assert(watchTest(parentDir, AllPass, excludes(file.toPath)) {
-          IO.delete(file)
-          randomTouch(source)
-        })
+        pending // TODO
       }
+      val parentDir = dir / "src" / "watchme"
+      val file = parentDir / "inme"
+      IO.write(file, "foo")
+      val source = parentDir / "foo.scala"
+
+      assert(watchTest(parentDir, AllPass, excludes(file.toPath)) {
+        IO.delete(file)
+        randomTouch(source)
+      })
     }
 
   it should "ignore deletion of files explicitly ignored" in IO.withTemporaryDirectory { dir =>