diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
index 2e555095d0d3..6796d1b2f548 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@417ae3ccd767c252f5661f1ace9f835f9654f2b5
-        with:
-          cache-read-only: false
       - name: Configure Gradle properties
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -39,15 +37,4 @@ jobs:
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USER }}
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD }}
-        run: ./gradlew build --no-parallel
-      - name: Print JVM thread dumps when cancelled
-        uses: ./.github/actions/print-jvm-thread-dumps
-        if: cancelled()
-      - name: Send notification
-        uses: ./.github/actions/send-notification
-        if: always()
-        with:
-          webhook-url: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CHAT_WEBHOOK_URL }}
-          status: ${{ job.status }}
-          build-scan-url: ${{ steps.build.outputs.build-scan-url }}
-          run-name: ${{ format('{0} | Windows | Java 17', github.ref_name) }}
+        run: ./gradlew --no-parallel :spring-boot-project:spring-boot-tools:spring-boot-buildpack-platform:test
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 29e70681a312..7a2639f21086 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ allprojects {
 	tasks.withType(Test).configureEach {
 		testLogging {
 			events 'STARTED', 'FAILED', 'PASSED', 'SKIPPED'
+			exceptionFormat  = 'FULL'
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/TarGzipBuildpackTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/TarGzipBuildpackTests.java
index 561d370719e6..ae93e376e288 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/TarGzipBuildpackTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/TarGzipBuildpackTests.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void resolveWhenFileUrlReturnsBuildpack() throws Exception {
 		Path compressedArchive = this.testTarGzip.createArchive();
 		BuildpackReference reference = BuildpackReference.of("file://" + compressedArchive.toString());
 		Buildpack buildpack = TarGzipBuildpack.resolve(this.resolverContext, reference);
-		assertThat(buildpack).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(buildpack).as("Buildpack %s resolved from reference %s", buildpack, reference).isNotNull();
 		assertThat(buildpack.getCoordinates()).hasToString("example/buildpack1@0.0.1");
 		this.testTarGzip.assertHasExpectedLayers(buildpack);
 	}