diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts b/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
index fb6947e3ef..8d11e297f8 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ __0`,
 const reconfigureWindowsStorage = {
   name: "Reconfigure Windows Storage",
   if: [
-    "startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows')",
+    "startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows') && !endsWith(matrix.os, '-xl')",
   ],
   shell: "pwsh",
   run: `
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ec5b578fd1..d197c2b5f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
       RUST_BACKTRACE: full
     steps:
       - name: Reconfigure Windows Storage
-        if: '!(github.event_name == ''pull_request'' && matrix.skip_pr) && (startsWith(matrix.os, ''windows''))'
+        if: '!(github.event_name == ''pull_request'' && matrix.skip_pr) && (startsWith(matrix.os, ''windows'') && !endsWith(matrix.os, ''-xl''))'
         shell: pwsh
         run: |-
           New-Item -ItemType "directory" -Path "$env:TEMP/__target__"