diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-cpp.yml
index 34af51d995..0550736b66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-cpp.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build build 
           --config Release 
           --target ALL_BUILD
-          -v -j4
+          -v -j2
 
       - name: Tests not xpress
         working-directory: ./build/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-java-dotnet.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-java-dotnet.yml
index 688a7b9244..577d076b0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-java-dotnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-java-dotnet.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build build 
           --config Release 
           --target ALL_BUILD
-          -v -j4
+          -v -j2
 
       - name: Tests not xpress
         working-directory: ./build/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-python.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-python.yml
index 2822668399..2523f8eacb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-python.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build build 
           --config Release 
           --target ALL_BUILD
-          -v -j4
+          -v -j2
 
       - name: Tests not xpress
         working-directory: ./build/