From 7c6e43fb3df004d380753af0bd3c5254ebc1cfba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Lane <42013603+ReenigneArcher@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 10:42:05 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] ci(windows): Remove unused test preparation (#4467)

---
 .github/workflows/ci-windows.yml | 105 -------------------------------
 1 file changed, 105 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
index 8243721ed..ce93c3ecc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
@@ -35,111 +35,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
-      - name: Prepare tests
-        id: prepare-tests
-        if: false  # todo: DirectX11 is not available, so even software encoder fails
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          # function to download and extract a zip file
-          function DownloadAndExtract {
-            param (
-              [string]$Uri,
-              [string]$OutFile
-            )
-
-            $maxRetries = 5
-            $retryCount = 0
-            $success = $false
-
-            while (-not $success -and $retryCount -lt $maxRetries) {
-              $retryCount++
-              Write-Host "Downloading $Uri to $OutFile, attempt $retryCount of $maxRetries"
-              try {
-                Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $Uri -OutFile $OutFile
-                $success = $true
-              } catch {
-                Write-Host "Attempt $retryCount of $maxRetries failed with error: $($_.Exception.Message). Retrying..."
-                Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
-              }
-            }
-
-            if (-not $success) {
-              Write-Host "Failed to download the file after $maxRetries attempts."
-              exit 1
-            }
-
-            # use .NET to get the base name of the file
-            $baseName = (Get-Item $OutFile).BaseName
-
-            # Extract the zip file
-            Expand-Archive -Path $OutFile -DestinationPath $baseName
-          }
-
-          # virtual display driver
-          DownloadAndExtract `
-            -Uri "https://www.amyuni.com/downloads/usbmmidd_v2.zip" `
-            -OutFile "usbmmidd_v2.zip"
-
-          # install
-          Set-Location -Path usbmmidd_v2/usbmmidd_v2
-          ./deviceinstaller64 install usbmmidd.inf usbmmidd
-
-          # create the virtual display
-          ./deviceinstaller64 enableidd 1
-
-          # move up a directory
-          Set-Location -Path ../..
-
-          # install devcon
-          DownloadAndExtract `
-            -Uri "https://github.com/Drawbackz/DevCon-Installer/releases/download/1.4-rc/Devcon.Installer.zip" `
-            -OutFile "Devcon.Installer.zip"
-          Set-Location -Path Devcon.Installer
-          # hash needs to match OS version
-          # https://github.com/Drawbackz/DevCon-Installer/blob/master/devcon_sources.json
-          Start-Process -FilePath "./Devcon Installer.exe" -Wait -ArgumentList `
-            'install', `
-            '-hash', '54004C83EE34F6A55380528A8B29F4C400E61FBB947A19E0AB9E5A193D7D961E', `
-            '-addpath', `
-            '-update', `
-            '-dir', 'C:\Windows\System32'
-
-          # disable Hyper-V Video
-          # https://stackoverflow.com/a/59490940
-          C:\Windows\System32\devcon.exe disable "VMBUS\{da0a7802-e377-4aac-8e77-0558eb1073f8}"
-
-          # move up a directory
-          Set-Location -Path ..
-
-          # multi monitor tool
-          DownloadAndExtract `
-            -Uri "http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multimonitortool-x64.zip" `
-            -OutFile "multimonitortool.zip"
-
-          # enable the virtual display
-          # http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html
-          Set-Location -Path multimonitortool
-
-          # Original Hyper-V is \\.\DISPLAY1, it will recreate itself as \\.\DISPLAY6 (or something higher than 2)
-          # USB Mobile Monitor Virtual Display is \\.\DISPLAY2
-
-          # these don't seem to work if not using runAs
-          # todo: do they work if not using runAs?
-          Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs -ArgumentList '-Command ./MultiMonitorTool.exe /enable \\.\DISPLAY2'
-          Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs -ArgumentList '-Command ./MultiMonitorTool.exe /SetPrimary \\.\DISPLAY2'
-
-          # wait a few seconds
-          Start-Sleep -s 5
-
-          # list monitors
-          ./MultiMonitorTool.exe /stext monitor_list.txt
-
-          # wait a few seconds
-          Start-Sleep -s 5
-
-          # print the monitor list
-          Get-Content -Path monitor_list.txt
-
       - name: Setup Dependencies Windows
         # if a dependency needs to be pinned, see https://github.com/LizardByte/build-deps/pull/186
         uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2