diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index d906752a0..0ac496124 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -217,8 +217,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: lukka/get-cmake@fffaaafeea488556c2c12dad60690008bc1caacb # v4.4.2
         with:
           cmakeVersion: 4.3.4
+      # CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS replaces CMake's MSVC defaults (which include /EHsc), and
+      # ci_module_cpp20 forwards it to the module build, so list /EHsc explicitly
       - name: Run CMake (Debug)
-        run: cmake -S . -B build -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -DJSON_CI=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="/permissive- /std:c++latest /utf-8 /W4 /WX"
+        run: cmake -S . -B build -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -DJSON_CI=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="/permissive- /std:c++latest /utf-8 /EHsc /W4 /WX"
       - name: Build
         run: cmake --build build --config Debug --target ci_module_cpp20
         
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