diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml b/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml
index 3ec5fc4cb0..d756e9fa82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Select Python version
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: '3.10'
+        python-version: '3.11'
 
     - name: Building LAMMPS via CMake
       shell: bash
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
         python3 -m pip install pyyaml
         cmake -C cmake/presets/windows.cmake \
               -D PKG_PYTHON=on \
+              -D WITH_PNG=off \
+              -D WITH_JPEG=off \
               -S cmake -B build \
               -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=on \
               -D LAMMPS_EXCEPTIONS=on \