diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index dc5a7e16..125348f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.0.2
 
       - name: Install Boost
-        shell: powershell
+        shell: cmd
         run: |
-          echo "${env:BOOST_ROOT}"
-          $Url = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost-binaries/1.72.0/boost_1_72_0-msvc-14.2-64.exe"
-          (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($Url, "$env:TEMP\boost.exe")
-          Start-Process -Wait -FilePath "$env:TEMP\boost.exe" "/SILENT","/SP-","/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES","/DIR=${env:BOOST_ROOT}"
-          
+          choco install wget --no-progress
+          wget -nv -O boost-installer.exe "https://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost-binaries/1.72.0/boost_1_72_0-msvc-14.2-64.exe/download"
+          boost-installer.exe /dir=%BOOST_ROOT% /sp- /verysilent /suppressmsgboxes /norestart
+
       - name: Install Qt
         uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v4
         with: