diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
index 01ede18f..00625686 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,21 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
-    
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python-version: "3.8"
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python-version: "3.9"
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python-version: "3.10"
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python-version: "3.11"
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python-version: "3.11"
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -24,13 +32,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install build dependencies
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y libpulse-dev libasound2-dev
-          sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y ffmpeg
-      - name: Install Python dependencies
+      - name: Install ffmpeg (for Whisper)
+        uses: FedericoCarboni/setup-ffmpeg@v3
+      - name: Install Python dependencies (Ubuntu only)
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: |
           python -m pip install 'pocketsphinx<5'
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: |
           python -m pip install .[whisper-local,whisper-api]
       - name: Test with unittest
         run: |
diff --git a/tests/test_recognition.py b/tests/test_recognition.py
index bb0ce3a9..90c17521 100644
--- a/tests/test_recognition.py
+++ b/tests/test_recognition.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import os
+import sys
 import unittest
 
 import speech_recognition as sr
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ def setUp(self):
 
     def test_recognizer_attributes(self):
         r = sr.Recognizer()
+        attributes = set(dir(r))
 
         self.assertEqual(r.energy_threshold, 300)
         self.assertTrue(r.dynamic_energy_threshold)
@@ -24,7 +26,10 @@ def test_recognizer_attributes(self):
         self.assertIsNone(r.operation_timeout)
         self.assertEqual(r.phrase_threshold, 0.3)
         self.assertEqual(r.non_speaking_duration, 0.5)
+        # https://github.com/Uberi/speech_recognition/issues/743
+        self.assertTrue("recognize_google" in attributes)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith("win"), "skip on Windows")
     def test_sphinx_english(self):
         r = sr.Recognizer()
         with sr.AudioFile(self.AUDIO_FILE_EN) as source: audio = r.record(source)
diff --git a/tests/test_special_features.py b/tests/test_special_features.py
index f249356e..9dd2574e 100644
--- a/tests/test_special_features.py
+++ b/tests/test_special_features.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import os
+import sys
 import unittest
 
 import speech_recognition as sr
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.AUDIO_FILE_EN = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "english.wav")
         self.addTypeEqualityFunc(str, self.assertSameWords)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith("win"), "skip on Windows")
     def test_sphinx_keywords(self):
         r = sr.Recognizer()
         with sr.AudioFile(self.AUDIO_FILE_EN) as source: audio = r.record(source)