diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/windows.yaml
index e3ed647a9..cf7e649fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,19 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: Window CI
     env:
-      PACKAGE: gz-rendering9
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+      LIBRARY_NAME: gz-rendering
+      COLCON_BUILD_CMD: 'colcon build --merge-install --event-handlers console_direct+ --cmake-args -G"Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release'
+    runs-on: windows-2022
     steps:
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        path: src/gz-rendering
+    - name: Determine major version
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        curl -LO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gazebo-tooling/release-tools/master/jenkins-scripts/tools/detect_cmake_major_version.py
+        echo PACKAGE="$LIBRARY_NAME$(python3 detect_cmake_major_version.py src/gz-rendering/CMakeLists.txt)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: setup-pixi
       uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@v0.8.1
       with:
@@ -18,31 +28,34 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         pixi init
         pixi add vcstool colcon-common-extensions pkgconfig
-    - name: Setup pixi env variables
-      shell: bash
+    - name: Set up environment variables
       run: |
-        eval "$(pixi shell-hook)"
-        echo CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$CONDA_PREFIX/Library >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        # Set environment variables globally
+        pixi shell-hook | Out-String | Invoke-Expression
+        ("CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${env:CONDA_PREFIX}\Library") >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+        ("PATH=${env:PATH};${env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE}\install\bin") >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Install base dependencies
+      # List adapted from https://github.com/gazebo-tooling/release-tools/blob/f89ac8cafc646260598eb8eb6d94be8093bdc9f7/jenkins-scripts/lib/windows_env_vars.bat#L22
+      run: pixi add assimp dlfcn-win32 eigen ffmpeg freeimage gdal gflags ogre ogre-next spdlog tinyxml2
+
+    - name: Run sccache-cache
+      uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.5
+    - name: sscache environment
+      shell: bash
       run: |
-        # List adapted from https://github.com/gazebo-tooling/release-tools/blob/f89ac8cafc646260598eb8eb6d94be8093bdc9f7/jenkins-scripts/lib/windows_env_vars.bat#L22
-        pixi add assimp dlfcn-win32 eigen ffmpeg freeimage gdal gflags ogre ogre-next spdlog tinyxml2
-    - name: Clone source dependencies
-      run: |
-        mkdir src
-        cd src
-        pixi run vcs import --input https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gazebo-tooling/gazebodistro/master/${env:PACKAGE}.yaml
+        echo CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER="$SCCACHE_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER="$SCCACHE_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        path: src/gz-rendering
+    - name: Clone source dependencies
+      run: vcs import --input https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gazebo-tooling/gazebodistro/master/${env:PACKAGE}.yaml --skip-existing --repos src
 
     - name: Build Dependencies
-      run: |
-        pixi run colcon build --merge-install --cmake-args -G"Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF  --event-handlers console_direct+ --packages-up-to ${env:PACKAGE}
+      run: pixi run ${env:COLCON_BUILD_CMD} -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF  --packages-skip ${env:PACKAGE}
 
     - name: Build Package
-      run: pixi run colcon build --merge-install --cmake-args -G"Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_TESTING=ON -DSKIP_ogre=ON --event-handlers console_direct+ --packages-select ${env:PACKAGE}
+      run: pixi run ${env:COLCON_BUILD_CMD} -DBUILD_TESTING=ON -DSKIP_ogre=ON --packages-select ${env:PACKAGE}
 
     - name: Test
-      run: pixi run colcon test --merge-install --event-handlers console_direct+ --packages-select ${env:PACKAGE}
+      run: |
+        . install\setup.ps1
+        colcon test --merge-install --event-handlers console_direct+ --packages-select ${env:PACKAGE}
diff --git a/src/RenderEngineManager.cc b/src/RenderEngineManager.cc
index 8e3a6f0f4..611c1de2d 100644
--- a/src/RenderEngineManager.cc
+++ b/src/RenderEngineManager.cc
@@ -473,6 +473,11 @@ bool RenderEngineManagerPrivate::LoadEnginePlugin(
   {
     gzerr << "Failed to load plugin [" << _filename <<
              "] : couldn't find shared library." << std::endl;
+    gzdbg << "Searched in:\n";
+    for (const auto &path: systemPaths.FilePaths()){
+      gzdbg << path << "\n";
+    }
+
     return false;
   }