diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
index fe9bc1180..0c192a694 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3bc313926..8d9ec9c98 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Zulip Desktop Client
 
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-desktop/actions/workflows/node.js.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-desktop/actions/workflows/node.js.yml?query=branch%3Amain)
-[![Windows Build Status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/github/zulip/zulip-desktop?branch=main&svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/zulip/zulip-desktop/branch/main)
 [![XO code style](https://img.shields.io/badge/code_style-XO-5ed9c7.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/xo)
 [![project chat](https://img.shields.io/badge/zulip-join_chat-brightgreen.svg)](https://chat.zulip.org)
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cec8e06e..000000000
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-version: build{build}
-
-platform:
-  - x64
-
-os: Visual Studio 2015
-
-cache:
-  - node_modules -> appveyor.yml
-
-install:
-  - ps: Install-Product node LTS $env:platform
-  - node --version
-  - npm --version
-  - python --version
-  - npm ci
-
-build: off
-
-test_script:
-  - npm run test
-  # - npm run test-e2e