Another try.

.github/workflows/gh_actions_ci.yml

@@ -115,19 +115,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-2022
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Add msbuild to PATH
-        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
       - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           auto-update-conda: true
           python-version: "3.10"
           channels: conda-forge
           channel-priority: strict
+      - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
       - name: Build
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           conda install -y python=3.10 git pybind11 numpy cmake 'llvmdev=18.*' tbb-devel tbb astroquery libboost-devel fmt spdlog sleef sympy cloudpickle zlib libzlib 'mppp=1.*' numba
-          call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
           git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bluescarni/heyoka.git heyoka_cpp
           cd heyoka_cpp
           mkdir build