diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate_workflows.py b/.github/workflows/generate_workflows.py
index ce6b56abe6..bda8eee827 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate_workflows.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate_workflows.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 tox_ini_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.joinpath("tox.ini")
 workflows_directory_path = Path(__file__).parent
 
-generate_test_workflow(
-    tox_ini_path, workflows_directory_path, "ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest"
-)
+generate_test_workflow(tox_ini_path, workflows_directory_path, "ubuntu-latest")
 generate_lint_workflow(tox_ini_path, workflows_directory_path)
 generate_misc_workflow(tox_ini_path, workflows_directory_path)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate_workflows_lib/src/generate_workflows_lib/__init__.py b/.github/workflows/generate_workflows_lib/src/generate_workflows_lib/__init__.py
index d0889abc48..0308fbe5f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate_workflows_lib/src/generate_workflows_lib/__init__.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate_workflows_lib/src/generate_workflows_lib/__init__.py
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@ def get_test_job_datas(tox_envs: list, operating_systems: list) -> list:
         "py312": "3.12",
     }
 
-    # we enable windows testing only for packages with windows specific code paths
-    per_tox_env_os_enablement = {
-        "windows-latest": {
-            "py312-test-instrumentation-botocore",
-            "py312-test-instrumentation-system-metrics",
-        },
-    }
-
     test_job_datas = []
 
     for operating_system in operating_systems:
@@ -79,14 +71,6 @@ def get_test_job_datas(tox_envs: list, operating_systems: list) -> list:
             ]
             tox_env = tox_test_env_match.string
 
-            # if we have an entry for the os add only jobs for tox env manually configured
-            packages_manually_enabled = per_tox_env_os_enablement.get(
-                operating_system
-            )
-            if packages_manually_enabled:
-                if tox_env not in packages_manually_enabled:
-                    continue
-
             test_requirements = groups["test_requirements"]
 
             if test_requirements is None:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_0.yml b/.github/workflows/lint_0.yml
index dcdee00423..1fd3198785 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint_0.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_0.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
-  CORE_REPO_SHA: 6e29e0e5f19ee08eaf683166f2867dd2d383f67e
+  CORE_REPO_SHA: main
   CONTRIB_REPO_SHA: main
   PIP_EXISTS_ACTION: w
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/misc_0.yml b/.github/workflows/misc_0.yml
index 99fee8a41b..ca94a69563 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/misc_0.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/misc_0.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
-  CORE_REPO_SHA: 6e29e0e5f19ee08eaf683166f2867dd2d383f67e
+  CORE_REPO_SHA: main
   CONTRIB_REPO_SHA: main
   PIP_EXISTS_ACTION: w
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_0.yml b/.github/workflows/test_0.yml
index c68bc9316c..df74e90021 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_0.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_0.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
-  CORE_REPO_SHA: 6e29e0e5f19ee08eaf683166f2867dd2d383f67e
+  CORE_REPO_SHA: main
   CONTRIB_REPO_SHA: main
   PIP_EXISTS_ACTION: w
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_1.yml b/.github/workflows/test_1.yml
index c58b33909f..30e02c5634 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_1.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
-  CORE_REPO_SHA: 6e29e0e5f19ee08eaf683166f2867dd2d383f67e
+  CORE_REPO_SHA: main
   CONTRIB_REPO_SHA: main
   PIP_EXISTS_ACTION: w
 
@@ -3903,45 +3903,3 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: tox -e pypy3-test-processor-baggage -- -ra
-
-  py312-test-instrumentation-botocore_windows-latest:
-    name: instrumentation-botocore 3.12 Windows
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repo @ SHA - ${{ github.sha }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Python 3.12
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
-
-      - name: Install tox
-        run: pip install tox
-
-      - name: Configure git to support long filenames
-        run: git config --system core.longpaths true
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: tox -e py312-test-instrumentation-botocore -- -ra
-
-  py312-test-instrumentation-system-metrics_windows-latest:
-    name: instrumentation-system-metrics 3.12 Windows
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repo @ SHA - ${{ github.sha }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Python 3.12
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
-
-      - name: Install tox
-        run: pip install tox
-
-      - name: Configure git to support long filenames
-        run: git config --system core.longpaths true
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: tox -e py312-test-instrumentation-system-metrics -- -ra