From ad5c19a5bd75449aeaf45e37ebf0a5c831734f9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AlterEgo <admin@projectskyfire.org>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2026 17:45:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Harden Windows dependency installs

Signed-off-by: AlterEgo <admin@projectskyfire.org>
---
 .github/workflows/windows.yml | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 4815fa8bc0..d1b32313f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -39,9 +39,30 @@ jobs:
     - name: windows dependencies
       shell: pwsh
       run: |
-        choco install -y make
-        choco install -y cmake --pre
-        choco install -y openssl --version=4.0.0
+        function Install-ChocoPackage {
+          param(
+            [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+            [string] $PackageName,
+            [string[]] $PackageArgs = @()
+          )
+
+          for ($attempt = 1; $attempt -le 3; ++$attempt) {
+            choco install -y $PackageName @PackageArgs --no-progress
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
+              return
+            }
+
+            if ($attempt -eq 3) {
+              exit $LASTEXITCODE
+            }
+
+            Start-Sleep -Seconds (30 * $attempt)
+          }
+        }
+
+        Install-ChocoPackage -PackageName make
+        Install-ChocoPackage -PackageName cmake -PackageArgs @("--pre")
+        Install-ChocoPackage -PackageName openssl -PackageArgs @("--version=4.0.0")
 
     - name: Cache Boost
       id: boost-cache