diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 33c29b363f74..626fe7334830 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ common:macos --remote_local_fallback_strategy=sandboxed
 
 # Windows config -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 common:windows --strategy=standalone # Valid values are: [dynamic_worker, standalone, dynamic, remote, worker, local]
+# rules_python 1.9.0 transitions enable_runfiles to `true` for every py_ target on Windows. Pre-setting it here makes
+# that transition a no-op, so Bazel deduplicates python_win and avoids 2 concurrent MSBuild racing on shared resources.
+common:windows --enable_runfiles
 # Neither repo_env nor shell_executable affect action keys. It can be both an advantage and a disadvantage.
 # For instance, if we need to have some special behavior in bash we can add it, however, in some cases
 # it may lead to cache poisoning.
diff --git a/.gitlab/build/bazel/test.yml b/.gitlab/build/bazel/test.yml
index 14377fcec3d0..f148eb4ccd33 100644
--- a/.gitlab/build/bazel/test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/build/bazel/test.yml
@@ -26,5 +26,19 @@ bazel:test:macos-arm64:
 bazel:test:windows-amd64:
   extends: [ .bazel:test, .bazel:runner:windows-amd64 ]
   variables:
-    POWERSHELL_SCRIPT: |-
-      bazel test //bazel/tests/... //rtloader/...
+    POWERSHELL_SCRIPT: >-
+      bazel test //... --
+      -//bazel/rules/dd_packaging/...
+      -//internal/tools/modparser:modparser_test
+      -//internal/tools/worksynchronizer:worksynchronizer_test
+      -//packages/agent/linux/...
+      -//pkg/collector/corechecks/ebpf/probe/...
+      -//pkg/dyninst/loader/...
+      -//pkg/dyninst/output/...
+      -//pkg/ebpf/...
+      -//pkg/gpu/ebpf/...
+      -//pkg/network/...
+      -//pkg/networkdevice/profile/profiledefinition/schema:schema_test
+      -//pkg/template/...
+
+# //pkg/template:generate_N_test: TODO(regis) .gopatch files seem to be altered by .gitattributes
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 7218d017aaa8..0dcf954ba076 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ register_toolchains(
 visual_studio(
     name = "visual_studio",
     path_variable = "VSTUDIO_ROOT",
-    version = "17.14.36717.8",
+    version = "17.14.36717.8",  # 18.4.11612.150
 )
 
 # =========================================