diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2b53048..bb4c193 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ jobs:
         run: dotnet workload install maui
 
       - name: Restore
-        run: dotnet restore SlipItIn.slnx
+        # Skip restoring the Windows target frameworks to avoid requiring Windows runtime packs in CI/tooling environments
+        run: dotnet restore SlipItIn.slnx -p:SkipWindowsTargetFramework=true
 
       - name: Build Server-Stack
         run: |
diff --git a/SlipItIn/SlipItIn.csproj b/SlipItIn/SlipItIn.csproj
index 8d2acfa..49c954d 100644
--- a/SlipItIn/SlipItIn.csproj
+++ b/SlipItIn/SlipItIn.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<TargetFrameworks>net10.0-android</TargetFrameworks>
 		<TargetFrameworks Condition="!$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('linux'))">$(TargetFrameworks);</TargetFrameworks>
-		<TargetFrameworks Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('windows'))">$(TargetFrameworks);net10.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFrameworks>
+		<!-- Windows target framework can be skipped by setting SkipWindowsTargetFramework=true during restore/build (useful for CI or tooling without Windows runtime packs) -->
+		<TargetFrameworks Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('windows')) and '$(SkipWindowsTargetFramework)' != 'true'">$(TargetFrameworks);net10.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
 
 		<!-- Note for MacCatalyst: