diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index c14bfc92..e3b547c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -75,74 +75,5 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           build\tests\${{ matrix.config.BUILD_TYPE }}\spdlog-utests.exe
 
-  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # Windows 2025 mscv 2019 build matrix
-  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-  build_2019:
-    runs-on: windows-2025
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: true
-      matrix:
-        config:
-          - GENERATOR: "Visual Studio 16 2019"
-            BUILD_TYPE: Release
-            BUILD_SHARED: 'ON'
-            FATAL_ERRORS: 'ON'
-            WCHAR: 'OFF'
-            WCHAR_FILES: 'OFF'
-            BUILD_EXAMPLE: 'ON'
-            USE_STD_FORMAT: 'OFF'
-            CXX_STANDARD: 17
-          - GENERATOR: "Visual Studio 16 2019"
-            BUILD_TYPE: Release
-            BUILD_SHARED: 'ON'
-            FATAL_ERRORS: 'ON'
-            WCHAR: 'OFF'
-            WCHAR_FILES: 'OFF'
-            BUILD_EXAMPLE: 'ON'
-            USE_STD_FORMAT: 'OFF'
-            CXX_STANDARD: 14
-          - GENERATOR: "Visual Studio 16 2019"
-            BUILD_TYPE: Release
-            BUILD_SHARED: 'ON'
-            FATAL_ERRORS: 'ON'
-            WCHAR: 'OFF'
-            WCHAR_FILES: 'OFF'
-            BUILD_EXAMPLE: 'ON'
-            USE_STD_FORMAT: 'OFF'
-            CXX_STANDARD: 11
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: CMake ${{ matrix.config.GENERATOR }} CXX=${{matrix.config.CXX_STANDARD}} WCHAR=${{matrix.config.WCHAR_FILES}} STD_FORMAT=${{matrix.config.USE_STD_FORMAT}}
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          mkdir build
-          cd build
-          cmake -G "${{ matrix.config.GENERATOR }}"  -A x64 `
-            -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.config.BUILD_TYPE }} `
-            -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.config.BUILD_SHARED }} `
-            -D SPDLOG_WCHAR_SUPPORT=${{ matrix.config.WCHAR }} `
-            -D SPDLOG_WCHAR_FILENAMES=${{ matrix.config.WCHAR_FILES }} `
-            -D SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLE=${{ matrix.config.BUILD_EXAMPLE }} `
-            -D SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLE_HO=${{ matrix.config.BUILD_EXAMPLE }} `
-            -D SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS=ON `
-            -D SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS_HO=OFF `
-            -D SPDLOG_BUILD_WARNINGS=${{ matrix.config.FATAL_ERRORS }} `
-            -D SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT=${{ matrix.config.USE_STD_FORMAT }} `
-            -D CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{ matrix.config.CXX_STANDARD }} ..
-
-      - name: Build
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          cd build
-          cmake --build  . --parallel --config ${{ matrix.config.BUILD_TYPE }}
-
-      - name: Run Tests
-        shell: pwsh
-        env:
-          PATH: ${{ env.PATH }};${{ github.workspace }}\build\_deps\catch2-build\src\${{ matrix.config.BUILD_TYPE }};${{ github.workspace }}\build\${{ matrix.config.BUILD_TYPE }}
-        run: |
-          build\tests\${{ matrix.config.BUILD_TYPE }}\spdlog-utests.exe
+