diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-low-cadence.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-low-cadence.yml
index e9fd30e9..3669a2e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-low-cadence.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-low-cadence.yml
@@ -68,30 +68,18 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: ./gradlew clean build :agrona-concurrency-tests:concurrencyTests
-      - name: Copy test logs (Unix)
+      - name: Copy test logs
         id: copy_test_logs
-        if: failure() && runner.os != 'Windows'
+        if: failure()
         run: |
-          echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && 'echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8 -Append' || 'echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT' }}
           ./gradlew tarTestLogs
-      - name: Upload crash logs (Unix)
+      - name: Upload crash logs
         if: always() && steps.copy_test_logs.outputs.file == 'build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: crash-logs-${{ matrix.os }}-java-${{ matrix.java }}
           path: ${{ steps.copy_test_logs.outputs.file }}
-      - name: Copy test logs (Windows)
-        id: copy_test_logs_windows
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && failure()
-        run: |
-          echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" | Out-File $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8 -Append
-          ./gradlew tarTestLogs
-      - name: Upload crash logs (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && always() && steps.copy_test_logs_windows.outputs.file == 'build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: crash-logs-${{ matrix.os }}-java-${{ matrix.java }}
-          path: ${{ steps.copy_test_logs_windows.outputs.file }}
 
   ea-build:
     name: Java ${{ matrix.java }} (${{ matrix.os }})
@@ -142,27 +130,15 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: ./gradlew clean build :agrona-concurrency-tests:concurrencyTests
-      - name: Copy test logs (Unix)
+      - name: Copy test logs
         id: copy_test_logs
-        if: failure() && runner.os != 'Windows'
+        if: failure()
         run: |
-          echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && 'echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8 -Append' || 'echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT' }}
           ./gradlew tarTestLogs
-      - name: Upload crash logs (Unix)
+      - name: Upload crash logs
         if: always() && steps.copy_test_logs.outputs.file == 'build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: crash-logs-ea-${{ matrix.os }}-java-${{ matrix.java }}
           path: ${{ steps.copy_test_logs.outputs.file }}
-      - name: Copy test logs (Windows)
-        id: copy_test_logs_windows
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && failure()
-        run: |
-          echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" | Out-File $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8 -Append
-          ./gradlew tarTestLogs
-      - name: Upload crash logs (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && always() && steps.copy_test_logs_windows.outputs.file == 'build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: crash-logs-ea-${{ matrix.os }}-java-${{ matrix.java }}
-          path: ${{ steps.copy_test_logs_windows.outputs.file }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c07982e6..77fa688c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -79,24 +79,18 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           ./gradlew tarTestLogs
-      - name: Upload crash logs (Unix)
-        if: always() && steps.copy_test_logs.outputs.file == 'build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: crash-logs-${{ matrix.os }}-java-${{ matrix.java }}
-          path: ${{ steps.copy_test_logs.outputs.file }}
-      - name: Copy test logs (Windows)
-        id: copy_test_logs_windows
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && failure()
+      - name: Copy test logs
+        id: copy_test_logs
+        if: failure()
         run: |
-          echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" | Out-File $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8 -Append
+          ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && 'echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8 -Append' || 'echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT' }}
           ./gradlew tarTestLogs
-      - name: Upload crash logs (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && always() && steps.copy_test_logs_windows.outputs.file == 'build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2'
+      - name: Upload crash logs
+        if: always() && steps.copy_test_logs.outputs.file == 'build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: crash-logs-${{ matrix.os }}-java-${{ matrix.java }}
-          path: ${{ steps.copy_test_logs_windows.outputs.file }}
+          path: ${{ steps.copy_test_logs.outputs.file }}
 
   ea-build:
     name: Java ${{ matrix.java }} (${{ matrix.os }})
@@ -147,27 +141,15 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: ./gradlew
-      - name: Copy test logs (Unix)
+      - name: Copy test logs
         id: copy_test_logs
-        if: failure() && runner.os != 'Windows'
+        if: failure()
         run: |
-          echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && 'echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8 -Append' || 'echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT' }}
           ./gradlew tarTestLogs
-      - name: Upload crash logs (Unix)
+      - name: Upload crash logs
         if: always() && steps.copy_test_logs.outputs.file == 'build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: crash-logs-ea-${{ matrix.os }}-java-${{ matrix.java }}
           path: ${{ steps.copy_test_logs.outputs.file }}
-      - name: Copy test logs (Windows)
-        id: copy_test_logs_windows
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && failure()
-        run: |
-          echo "file=build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2" | Out-File $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8 -Append
-          ./gradlew tarTestLogs
-      - name: Upload crash logs (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && always() && steps.copy_test_logs_windows.outputs.file == 'build/distributions/test_logs.tbz2'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: crash-logs-ea-${{ matrix.os }}-java-${{ matrix.java }}
-          path: ${{ steps.copy_test_logs_windows.outputs.file }}