diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml b/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml
index a8b2398cc5..c5a40dec45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml
@@ -57,23 +57,13 @@ jobs:
         ccache -z
         python3 -m pip install numpy
         python3 -m pip install pyyaml
-        cmake -C cmake/presets/windows.cmake \
-              -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=$(which ccache) \
-              -D CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=$(which ccache) \
-              -D DOWNLOAD_POTENTIALS=off \
-              -D PKG_PYTHON=on \
-              -D WITH_PNG=off \
-              -D WITH_JPEG=off \
-              -S cmake -B build \
-              -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=on \
-              -D ENABLE_TESTING=on \
-              -D Ninja
+        cmake -C cmake\presets\windows.cmake -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=cl -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -D CMAKE_C_COMPILER=cl -D CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -D DOWNLOAD_POTENTIALS=off -D PKG_PYTHON=on -D WITH_PNG=off -D WITH_JPEG=off -S cmake -B build -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=on -D ENABLE_TESTING=on -G Ninja
         cmake --build build --parallel 2
 
     - name: Run LAMMPS executable
       run: |
-        ./build/lmp.exe -h
-        ./build/lmp.exe -in bench/in.lj
+        build\lmp.exe -h
+        build\lmp.exe -in bench\in.lj
 
     - name: Run Unit Tests
       working-directory: build