diff --git a/.github/workflows/insider-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/insider-windows.yml
index 16de47208fe..72fd4c2a2eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/insider-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/insider-windows.yml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
         if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
 
       - name: Upload vscode artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: vscode
           path: ./vscode.tar.gz
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ jobs:
         if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
 
       - name: Download vscode artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: vscode
         if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stable-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/stable-windows.yml
index f8d09e925e8..0ca7ff6a844 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stable-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stable-windows.yml
@@ -31,19 +31,138 @@ env:
   VSCODE_QUALITY: stable
 
 jobs:
+  check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      MS_COMMIT: ${{ env.MS_COMMIT }}
+      MS_TAG: ${{ env.MS_TAG }}
+      RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+      SHOULD_BUILD: ${{ env.SHOULD_BUILD }}
+      SHOULD_DEPLOY: ${{ env.SHOULD_DEPLOY }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_BRANCH }}
+
+      - name: Switch to relevant branch
+        env:
+          PULL_REQUEST_ID: ${{ github.event.inputs.checkout_pr }}
+        run: ./get_pr.sh
+
+      - name: Clone VSCode repo
+        run: ./get_repo.sh
+
+      - name: Check PR or cron
+        env:
+          GENERATE_ASSETS: ${{ github.event.inputs.generate_assets }}
+        run: ./check_cron_or_pr.sh
+
+      - name: Check existing VSCodium tags/releases
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          CHECK_ALL: 'yes'
+        run: ./check_tags.sh
+
+  compile:
+    needs:
+      - check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    env:
+      MS_COMMIT: ${{ needs.check.outputs.MS_COMMIT }}
+      MS_TAG: ${{ needs.check.outputs.MS_TAG }}
+      RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ needs.check.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+      SHOULD_BUILD: ${{ (needs.check.outputs.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes' || github.event.inputs.generate_assets == 'true') && 'yes' || 'no' }}
+      VSCODE_ARCH: 'x64'
+    outputs:
+      BUILD_SOURCEVERSION: ${{ env.BUILD_SOURCEVERSION }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_BRANCH }}
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
+
+      - name: Switch to relevant branch
+        env:
+          PULL_REQUEST_ID: ${{ github.event.inputs.checkout_pr }}
+        run: ./get_pr.sh
+
+      - name: Setup GCC
+        uses: egor-tensin/setup-gcc@v1
+        with:
+          version: 10
+          platform: x64
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js environment
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20.18'
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
+
+      - name: Install Yarn
+        run: npm install -g yarn
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
+
+      - name: Setup Python 3
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
+
+      - name: Install libkrb5-dev
+        run: sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install -y libkrb5-dev
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
+
+      - name: Clone VSCode repo
+        run: ./get_repo.sh
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
+
+      - name: Build
+        env:
+          SHOULD_BUILD_REH: 'no'
+          SHOULD_BUILD_REH_WEB: 'no'
+        run: ./build.sh
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
+
+      - name: Compress vscode artifact
+        run: |
+          find vscode -type f -not -path "*/node_modules/*" -not -path "vscode/.build/node/*" -not -path "vscode/.git/*" > vscode.txt
+          echo "vscode/.build/extensions/node_modules" >> vscode.txt
+          echo "vscode/.git" >> vscode.txt
+          tar -czf vscode.tar.gz -T vscode.txt
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
+
+      - name: Upload vscode artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: vscode
+          path: ./vscode.tar.gz
+          retention-days: ${{ needs.check.outputs.SHOULD_DEPLOY == 'yes' && 30 || 1 }}
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
+
   build:
+    needs:
+      - check
+      - compile
     runs-on: windows-2019
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-    env:
-      VSCODE_ARCH: ${{ matrix.vscode_arch }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         vscode_arch:
           - x64
           - arm64
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+    env:
+      BUILD_SOURCEVERSION: ${{ needs.compile.outputs.BUILD_SOURCEVERSION }}
+      MS_COMMIT: ${{ needs.check.outputs.MS_COMMIT }}
+      MS_TAG: ${{ needs.check.outputs.MS_TAG }}
+      RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ needs.check.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+      SHOULD_BUILD: ${{ (needs.check.outputs.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes' || github.event.inputs.generate_assets == 'true') && 'yes' || 'no' }}
+      SHOULD_DEPLOY: ${{ needs.check.outputs.SHOULD_DEPLOY }}
+      VSCODE_ARCH: ${{ matrix.vscode_arch }}
     outputs:
       RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
       SHOULD_DEPLOY: ${{ env.SHOULD_DEPLOY }}
@@ -52,46 +171,49 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_BRANCH }}
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
 
       - name: Switch to relevant branch
         env:
           PULL_REQUEST_ID: ${{ github.event.inputs.checkout_pr }}
         run: ./get_pr.sh
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
 
       - name: Setup Node.js environment
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: '20.18'
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
 
       - name: Install Yarn
         run: npm install -g yarn
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
 
       - name: Setup Python 3
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
-
-      - name: Clone VSCode repo
-        run: ./get_repo.sh
-
-      - name: Check PR or cron
-        env:
-          GENERATE_ASSETS: ${{ github.event.inputs.generate_assets }}
-        run: ./check_cron_or_pr.sh
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
 
       - name: Check existing VSCodium tags/releases
         env:
           DISABLE_MSI: ${{ vars.DISABLE_STABLE_MSI }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: ./check_tags.sh
-        if: env.SHOULD_DEPLOY == 'yes' || github.event.inputs.generate_assets == 'true'
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
+
+      - name: Download vscode artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: vscode
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
 
       - name: Build
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           npm_config_arch: ${{ matrix.vscode_arch }}
           npm_config_target_arch: ${{ matrix.vscode_arch }}
-        run: ./build.sh
+        run: ./package_windows.sh
         if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes'
 
       - name: Prepare assets
@@ -140,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STRONGER_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           GITHUB_USERNAME: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
         run: ./update_version.sh
-        if: env.SHOULD_DEPLOY == 'yes'
+        if: env.SHOULD_BUILD == 'yes' && env.SHOULD_DEPLOY == 'yes'
 
       - name: Upload assets
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4