diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index b2c2ec926c..e9edd96715 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ jobs:
               -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-release \
               -DVCPKG_INSTALL_OPTIONS=--clean-after-build \
               -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-              -DGTSAM_BUILD_EXAMPLES_ALWAYS=OFF \
+              -DGTSAM_BUILD_EXAMPLES_ALWAYS=ON \
               -DGTSAM_ROT3_EXPMAP=ON \
               -DGTSAM_POSE3_EXPMAP=ON \
               -DGTSAM_BUILD_PYTHON=ON \
-              -DGTSAM_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
-              -DGTSAM_BUILD_UNSTABLE=OFF \
+              -DGTSAM_BUILD_TESTS=ON \
+              -DGTSAM_BUILD_UNSTABLE=ON \
               -DGTSAM_USE_SYSTEM_EIGEN=ON \
               -DGTSAM_USE_SYSTEM_METIS=ON \
               -DGTSAM_SUPPORT_NESTED_DISSECTION=ON