diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 572e25e9..6dc969aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,29 @@
 name: Windows Tests
 on: [push, pull_request]
 jobs:
+  setup_powershell:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        go: ['1.22']
+        platform: [windows-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Run Windows Integration Tests
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          # required for running Volume and Disk tests
+          Install-WindowsFeature -name Hyper-V-PowerShell
+          $PSVersionTable
+          # required for SMB test
+          # Get-PSRepository
+          # Set-PSRepository PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Trusted
+          Install-Module -Name SecMgmt -AllowClobber
+          $secured='random text'|ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force;$secured;
+
   integration_tests:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: ['1.20']
+        go: ['1.22']
         platform: [windows-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
@@ -19,10 +38,12 @@ jobs:
           go build -v -a -o ./bin/csi-proxy.exe ./cmd/csi-proxy
           go build -v -a -o ./bin/csi-proxy-api-gen.exe ./cmd/csi-proxy-api-gen
       - name: Run Windows Integration Tests
+        shell: powershell
         run: |
           # required for running Volume and Disk tests
           Install-WindowsFeature -name Hyper-V-PowerShell
-          
+
+
           # start the CSI Proxy before running tests on windows
           Start-Job -Name CSIProxy -ScriptBlock {
             .\bin\csi-proxy.exe
@@ -31,11 +52,12 @@ jobs:
           Write-Output "getting named pipes"
           [System.IO.Directory]::GetFiles("\\.\\pipe\\")
           $env:CSI_PROXY_GH_ACTIONS="TRUE"
-          go test -timeout 20m -v -race ./integrationtests/...
+
+          go test -timeout 20m -v -race ./integrationtests/... -run "Smb"
   unit_tests:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: ['1.20']
+        go: ['1.22']
         platform: [windows-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
@@ -53,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
   bump_version_test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: ['1.20']
+        go: ['1.22']
         platform: [ubuntu-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
diff --git a/integrationtests/smb_test.go b/integrationtests/smb_test.go
index 65a359d4..71e013e9 100644
--- a/integrationtests/smb_test.go
+++ b/integrationtests/smb_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func randomString(length int) string {
 func setupUser(username, password string) error {
 	cmdLine := fmt.Sprintf(`$PWord = ConvertTo-SecureString $Env:password -AsPlainText -Force` +
 		`;New-Localuser -name $Env:username -accountneverexpires -password $PWord`)
-	cmd := exec.Command("powershell", "/c", cmdLine)
+	cmd := exec.Command("powershell", "-NonInteractive", "-NoProfile", cmdLine)
 	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(),
 		fmt.Sprintf("username=%s", username),
 		fmt.Sprintf("password=%s", password))