diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fb03081..d1fe811 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run MyPy check
         run: mypy tractor/ --ignore-missing-imports
 
-  testing:
-
+  testing-linux:
     name: '${{ matrix.os }} Python ${{ matrix.python }} - ${{ matrix.spawn_backend }}'
     timeout-minutes: 9
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
         python: ['3.9', '3.10']
         spawn_backend: ['trio', 'mp']
 
@@ -52,8 +51,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: pytest tests/ --spawn-backend=${{ matrix.spawn_backend }} -rs
 
-  testing-msgspec:
-    # runs py3.9 jobs on all OS's but with optional `msgspec` dep installed
+  testing-linux-msgspec:
+    # runs jobs on all OS's but with optional `msgspec` dep installed
     name: '${{ matrix.os }} Python ${{ matrix.python }} - ${{ matrix.spawn_backend }} - msgspec'
     timeout-minutes: 10
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -61,8 +60,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        python: ['3.9']
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        python: ['3.9', '3.10']
         spawn_backend: ['trio', 'mp']
 
     steps:
@@ -80,3 +79,40 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: pytest tests/ --spawn-backend=${{ matrix.spawn_backend }} -rs
+
+  # We skip 3.10 on windows for now due to
+  # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/8733
+  # some kinda weird `pyreadline` issue..
+
+  # TODO: use job filtering to accomplish instead of repeated
+  # boilerplate as is above XD:
+  # - https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/managing-complex-workflows
+  # - https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/managing-complex-workflows#using-a-build-matrix
+  # - https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idif
+  testing-windows:
+    name: '${{ matrix.os }} Python ${{ matrix.python }} - ${{ matrix.spawn_backend }}'
+    timeout-minutes: 9
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [windows-latest]
+        python: ['3.9']
+        spawn_backend: ['trio', 'mp']
+
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Setup python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: '${{ matrix.python }}'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install -U . -r requirements-test.txt -r requirements-docs.txt --upgrade-strategy eager
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: pytest tests/ --spawn-backend=${{ matrix.spawn_backend }} -rs