diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index ea107f47..c4c88e05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -94,42 +94,36 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/actions/python-versions/main/versions-manifest.json | jq empty
         shell: bash
-
-  verify-install-path:
-      name: Verify Install Path
-      runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-      strategy:
-        matrix:
-          os: [windows-latest, windows-11-arm]
-          architecture: [x64, x86, arm64]
-          python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13.1']
-          freethreaded: ['false', 'true']
-          exclude:
-            - architecture: x64
-              freethreaded: 'true'
-            - python-version: '3.9'
-              freethreaded: 'true'
-            - python-version: '3.10'
-              freethreaded: 'true'
-            - python-version: '3.11'
-              freethreaded: 'true'
-            - python-version: '3.12'
-              freethreaded: 'true'
-        fail-fast: false
-
-      steps:
-        - name: Checkout code
-          uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-        - name: Set up Python
-          uses: ./
-          with:
-            python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-            architecture: ${{ matrix.architecture }}
-            freethreaded: ${{ matrix.freethreaded }}
-
-        - name: Verify Install Path
-          shell: pwsh
-          run: python __tests__/verify-windows-install-path.py ``
-              -arch ${{ matrix.architecture }} `
-              -freethreaded ${{ matrix.freethreaded }} `
+  verify-windows-install-path:
+        name: Verify Install Path (${{ matrix.os }}, ${{ matrix.arch }}, ${{ matrix.python }}, ${{ matrix.freethreaded }})
+        runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+        strategy:
+          fail-fast: false
+          matrix:
+            os: [windows-latest, windows-11-arm]
+            arch: [x64, arm64]
+            python: [3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12]
+            freethreaded: [true, false]
+            exclude:
+              - os: windows-latest
+                arch: arm64
+              - os: windows-latest
+                python: 3.12
+                arch: arm64
+                freethreaded: false
+              - os: windows-11-arm
+                arch: arm64
+                python: 3.9
+                freethreaded: false
+              - os: windows-11-arm
+                arch: arm64
+                python: 3.10
+                freethreaded: false
+              - os: windows-11-arm
+                arch: x64  # prevent accidental mix
+        steps:
+          - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+          - name: Verify Windows Install Path
+            shell: pwsh
+            run: python __tests__/verify_windows_install_path.py ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.freethreaded }}
+