diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index db742f7168..175176e14a 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -254,4 +254,4 @@ Windows:
   - all:
       - changed-files:
           - any-glob-to-all-files:
-              - '{appveyor.*,.github/workflows/windows.yml,CMake/Platforms/WindowsCache.cmake,lib/*win32*,lib/curl_multibyte.*,lib/rename.*,lib/vtls/schannel*,m4/curl-schannel.m4,projects/**,src/tool_doswin.c,winbuild/**,libcurl.def}'
+              - '{appveyor.*,.github/workflows/cygwin.yml,.github/workflows/windows.yml,CMake/Platforms/WindowsCache.cmake,lib/*win32*,lib/curl_multibyte.*,lib/rename.*,lib/vtls/schannel*,m4/curl-schannel.m4,projects/**,src/tool_doswin.c,winbuild/**,libcurl.def}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml b/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..244c65de55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+# Copyright (C) Viktor Szakats
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
+
+name: Cygwin
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - '*/ci'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '.azure-pipelines.yml'
+      - '.circleci/**'
+      - 'appveyor.*'
+      - 'packages/**'
+      - 'plan9/**'
+      - 'projects/**'
+      - 'winbuild/**'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '.azure-pipelines.yml'
+      - '.circleci/**'
+      - 'appveyor.*'
+      - 'packages/**'
+      - 'plan9/**'
+      - 'projects/**'
+      - 'winbuild/**'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  cygwin:
+    name: "cygwin, ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' && 'CM' || 'AM' }} ${{ matrix.platform }} ${{ matrix.name }}"
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 45
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe '{0}'
+    env:
+      SHELLOPTS: 'igncr'
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - { build: 'automake', platform: 'x86_64', tflags: ''       , config: '--enable-debug --disable-threaded-resolver', name: 'openssl' }
+          - { build: 'cmake'   , platform: 'x86_64', tflags: 'skipall', config: '-DCURL_USE_OPENSSL=ON', name: 'openssl R' }
+      fail-fast: false
+    steps:
+      - run: git config --global core.autocrlf input
+        shell: pwsh
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4
+      - uses: cygwin/cygwin-install-action@006ad0b0946ca6d0a3ea2d4437677fa767392401 # v4
+        with:
+          platform: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+          # https://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi
+          packages: autoconf libtool ${{ matrix.build }} gcc-core gcc-g++ binutils make libssl-devel zlib-devel libbrotli-devel libnghttp2-devel libpsl-devel libssh2-devel
+          site: https://mirrors.kernel.org/sourceware/cygwin/
+
+      - name: 'autotools autoreconf'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 2
+        run: autoreconf -fi
+
+      - name: 'autotools configure'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 5
+        run: |
+          PATH="/usr/bin:$(cygpath "${SYSTEMROOT}")/System32"
+          mkdir bld && cd bld && ../configure --enable-warnings --enable-werror \
+            --prefix="${HOME}"/install \
+            --enable-websockets \
+            --with-openssl \
+            --with-libssh2 \
+            --disable-dependency-tracking \
+            ${{ matrix.config }}
+
+      - name: 'autotools configure log'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' && !cancelled() }}
+        run: cat bld/config.log 2>/dev/null || true
+
+      - name: 'curl_config.h'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' }}
+        run: cat bld/lib/curl_config.h | grep -F '#define' | sort || true
+
+      - name: 'curl_config.h (full)'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' }}
+        run: cat bld/lib/curl_config.h || true
+
+      - name: 'autotools build'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 10
+        run: make -C bld -j5 V=1 install
+
+      - name: 'curl version'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 1
+        run: |
+          find . -name '*.exe' -o -name '*.dll'
+          bld/src/curl.exe --disable --version
+
+      - name: 'autotools build examples'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 5
+        run: make -C bld -j5 V=1 examples
+
+      - name: 'autotools build tests'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' && matrix.tflags != 'skipall' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 15
+        run: make -C bld -j5 V=1 -C tests
+
+      - name: 'autotools run tests'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' && matrix.tflags != 'skipall' && matrix.tflags != 'skiprun' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 40
+        run: |
+          export TFLAGS='-j8 ${{ matrix.tflags }}'
+          if [ -x "$(cygpath "${SYSTEMROOT}/System32/curl.exe")" ]; then
+            TFLAGS+=" -ac $(cygpath "${SYSTEMROOT}/System32/curl.exe")"
+          fi
+          make -C bld -j5 V=1 test-ci
+
+      - name: 'cmake configure'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 5
+        run: |
+          PATH="/usr/bin:$(cygpath "${SYSTEMROOT}")/System32"
+          cmake -B bld ${options} \
+            -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=ON \
+            -DCURL_WERROR=ON \
+            -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=ON \
+            -DENABLE_WEBSOCKETS=ON \
+            -DCURL_BROTLI=ON \
+            ${{ matrix.config }}
+
+      - name: 'cmake configure log'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' && !cancelled() }}
+        run: cat bld/CMakeFiles/CMake*.yaml 2>/dev/null || true
+
+      - name: 'curl_config.h'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}
+        run: cat bld/lib/curl_config.h | grep -F '#define' | sort || true
+
+      - name: 'curl_config.h (full)'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}
+        run: cat bld/lib/curl_config.h || true
+
+      - name: 'cmake build'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 10
+        run: cmake --build bld --config '${{ matrix.type }}' --parallel 5
+
+      - name: 'curl version'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 1
+        run: |
+          find . -name '*.exe' -o -name '*.dll' | grep -v '/examples/'
+          PATH="$PWD/bld/lib:$PATH"
+          bld/src/curl.exe --disable --version
+
+      - name: 'cmake build tests'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' && matrix.tflags != 'skipall' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 15
+        run: cmake --build bld --config '${{ matrix.type }}' --parallel 5 --target testdeps
+
+      - name: 'cmake run tests'
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' && matrix.tflags != 'skipall' && matrix.tflags != 'skiprun' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 15
+        run: |
+          export TFLAGS='-j8 ${{ matrix.tflags }}'
+          if [ -x "$(cygpath "${SYSTEMROOT}/System32/curl.exe")" ]; then
+            TFLAGS+=" -ac $(cygpath "${SYSTEMROOT}/System32/curl.exe")"
+          fi
+          PATH="$PWD/bld/lib:$PATH"
+          cmake --build bld --config '${{ matrix.type }}' --target test-ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 28d369b959..f0fa12f69e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
 
-name: windows
+name: Windows
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -38,148 +38,6 @@ concurrency:
 permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
-  cygwin:
-    name: "cygwin, ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' && 'CM' || 'AM' }} ${{ matrix.platform }} ${{ matrix.name }}"
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 45
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe '{0}'
-    env:
-      SHELLOPTS: 'igncr'
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - { build: 'automake', platform: 'x86_64', tflags: ''       , config: '--enable-debug --disable-threaded-resolver', name: 'openssl' }
-          - { build: 'cmake'   , platform: 'x86_64', tflags: 'skipall', config: '-DCURL_USE_OPENSSL=ON', name: 'openssl R' }
-      fail-fast: false
-    steps:
-      - run: git config --global core.autocrlf input
-        shell: pwsh
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4
-      - uses: cygwin/cygwin-install-action@006ad0b0946ca6d0a3ea2d4437677fa767392401 # v4
-        with:
-          platform: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-          # https://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi
-          packages: autoconf libtool ${{ matrix.build }} gcc-core gcc-g++ binutils make libssl-devel zlib-devel libbrotli-devel libnghttp2-devel libpsl-devel libssh2-devel
-          site: https://mirrors.kernel.org/sourceware/cygwin/
-
-      - name: 'autotools autoreconf'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' }}
-        timeout-minutes: 2
-        run: autoreconf -fi
-
-      - name: 'autotools configure'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' }}
-        timeout-minutes: 5
-        run: |
-          PATH="/usr/bin:$(cygpath "${SYSTEMROOT}")/System32"
-          mkdir bld && cd bld && ../configure --enable-warnings --enable-werror \
-            --prefix="${HOME}"/install \
-            --enable-websockets \
-            --with-openssl \
-            --with-libssh2 \
-            --disable-dependency-tracking \
-            ${{ matrix.config }}
-
-      - name: 'autotools configure log'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' && !cancelled() }}
-        run: cat bld/config.log 2>/dev/null || true
-
-      - name: 'curl_config.h'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' }}
-        run: cat bld/lib/curl_config.h | grep -F '#define' | sort || true
-
-      - name: 'curl_config.h (full)'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' }}
-        run: cat bld/lib/curl_config.h || true
-
-      - name: 'autotools build'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' }}
-        timeout-minutes: 10
-        run: make -C bld -j5 V=1 install
-
-      - name: 'curl version'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' }}
-        timeout-minutes: 1
-        run: |
-          find . -name '*.exe' -o -name '*.dll'
-          bld/src/curl.exe --disable --version
-
-      - name: 'autotools build examples'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' }}
-        timeout-minutes: 5
-        run: make -C bld -j5 V=1 examples
-
-      - name: 'autotools build tests'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' && matrix.tflags != 'skipall' }}
-        timeout-minutes: 15
-        run: make -C bld -j5 V=1 -C tests
-
-      - name: 'autotools run tests'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'automake' && matrix.tflags != 'skipall' && matrix.tflags != 'skiprun' }}
-        timeout-minutes: 40
-        run: |
-          export TFLAGS='-j8 ${{ matrix.tflags }}'
-          if [ -x "$(cygpath "${SYSTEMROOT}/System32/curl.exe")" ]; then
-            TFLAGS+=" -ac $(cygpath "${SYSTEMROOT}/System32/curl.exe")"
-          fi
-          make -C bld -j5 V=1 test-ci
-
-      - name: 'cmake configure'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}
-        timeout-minutes: 5
-        run: |
-          PATH="/usr/bin:$(cygpath "${SYSTEMROOT}")/System32"
-          cmake -B bld ${options} \
-            -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=ON \
-            -DCURL_WERROR=ON \
-            -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=ON \
-            -DENABLE_WEBSOCKETS=ON \
-            -DCURL_BROTLI=ON \
-            ${{ matrix.config }}
-
-      - name: 'cmake configure log'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' && !cancelled() }}
-        run: cat bld/CMakeFiles/CMake*.yaml 2>/dev/null || true
-
-      - name: 'curl_config.h'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}
-        run: cat bld/lib/curl_config.h | grep -F '#define' | sort || true
-
-      - name: 'curl_config.h (full)'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}
-        run: cat bld/lib/curl_config.h || true
-
-      - name: 'cmake build'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}
-        timeout-minutes: 10
-        run: cmake --build bld --config '${{ matrix.type }}' --parallel 5
-
-      - name: 'curl version'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}
-        timeout-minutes: 1
-        run: |
-          find . -name '*.exe' -o -name '*.dll' | grep -v '/examples/'
-          PATH="$PWD/bld/lib:$PATH"
-          bld/src/curl.exe --disable --version
-
-      - name: 'cmake build tests'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' && matrix.tflags != 'skipall' }}
-        timeout-minutes: 15
-        run: cmake --build bld --config '${{ matrix.type }}' --parallel 5 --target testdeps
-
-      - name: 'cmake run tests'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' && matrix.tflags != 'skipall' && matrix.tflags != 'skiprun' }}
-        timeout-minutes: 15
-        run: |
-          export TFLAGS='-j8 ${{ matrix.tflags }}'
-          if [ -x "$(cygpath "${SYSTEMROOT}/System32/curl.exe")" ]; then
-            TFLAGS+=" -ac $(cygpath "${SYSTEMROOT}/System32/curl.exe")"
-          fi
-          PATH="$PWD/bld/lib:$PATH"
-          cmake --build bld --config '${{ matrix.type }}' --target test-ci
-
   msys2:  # both msys and mingw-w64
     name: "${{ matrix.sys == 'msys' && 'msys2' || 'mingw' }}, ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' && 'CM' || 'AM' }} ${{ matrix.env }} ${{ matrix.name }} ${{ matrix.test }}"
     runs-on: windows-latest