diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index de144ee6104c5..9cd6fb99daaf9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -179,6 +179,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: show the current environment
         run: src/ci/scripts/dump-environment.sh
 
+      - name: Remove Windows SDK 10.0.26100.0
+        shell: powershell
+        if: ${{ matrix.name == 'i686-msvc-1' || matrix.name == 'i686-msvc-2' || matrix.name == 'dist-i686-msvc' }}
+        run: |
+          $kits = (Get-ItemProperty -path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Kits\Installed Roots').KitsRoot10
+          $sdk_version = "10.0.26100.0"
+
+          foreach ($kind in 'Bin', 'Lib', 'Include') {
+            Remove-Item -Force -Recurse $kits\$kind\$sdk_version -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+          }
+
       - name: run the build
         # Redirect stderr to stdout to avoid reordering the two streams in the GHA logs.
         run: src/ci/scripts/run-build-from-ci.sh 2>&1