diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fae87f9..c53c336 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -97,61 +97,6 @@ jobs:
             mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-boost
             mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-nlohmann-json
 
-      - name: Prepare tests
-        id: prepare-tests
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          # function to download and extract a zip file
-          function DownloadAndExtract {
-            param (
-              [string]$Uri,
-              [string]$OutFile
-            )
-
-            $maxRetries = 5
-            $retryCount = 0
-            $success = $false
-
-            while (-not $success -and $retryCount -lt $maxRetries) {
-              $retryCount++
-              Write-Host "Downloading $Uri to $OutFile, attempt $retryCount of $maxRetries"
-              try {
-                Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $Uri -OutFile $OutFile
-                $success = $true
-              } catch {
-                Write-Host "Attempt $retryCount of $maxRetries failed with error: $($_.Exception.Message). Retrying..."
-                Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
-              }
-            }
-
-            if (-not $success) {
-              Write-Host "Failed to download the file after $maxRetries attempts."
-              exit 1
-            }
-
-            # use .NET to get the base name of the file
-            $baseName = (Get-Item $OutFile).BaseName
-
-            # Extract the zip file
-            Expand-Archive -Path $OutFile -DestinationPath $baseName
-          }
-
-          # virtual display driver
-          DownloadAndExtract `
-            -Uri "https://www.amyuni.com/downloads/usbmmidd_v2.zip" `
-            -OutFile "usbmmidd_v2.zip"
-
-          # install
-          Set-Location -Path usbmmidd_v2/usbmmidd_v2
-          ./deviceinstaller64 install usbmmidd.inf usbmmidd
-
-          # create 2 virtual displays, using 3+ can crash the runner
-          # see: https://github.com/LizardByte/libdisplaydevice/pull/36
-          for ($i = 1; $i -le 2; $i++) {
-            ./deviceinstaller64 enableidd 1
-          }
-
       - name: Setup python
         id: setup-python
         uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
diff --git a/tests/unit/windows/test_win_display_device_hdr.cpp b/tests/unit/windows/test_win_display_device_hdr.cpp
index 985a785..fa1f2f0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/windows/test_win_display_device_hdr.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/windows/test_win_display_device_hdr.cpp
@@ -63,9 +63,13 @@ namespace {
 }  // namespace
 
 TEST_F_S(GetSetHdrStates) {
-  const auto available_devices {getAvailableDevices(*m_layer)};
+  const auto available_devices {getAvailableDevices(*m_layer, false)};
   ASSERT_TRUE(available_devices);
 
+  if (available_devices->empty()) {
+    GTEST_SKIP_("No displays are available in the system.");
+  }
+
   const auto topology_guard {makeTopologyGuard(m_win_dd)};
   ASSERT_TRUE(m_win_dd.setTopology(makeExtendedTopology(*available_devices)));