remove conflicting windows compilers

.github/workflows/CI.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest", "macos-13", "windows-2019"]
+        os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest", "macos-13", "windows-2022"]
         python-version: ["3.10"] #, "3.9", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     defaults: # Needed for conda
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           channels: conda-forge,defaults
 
+      - name: Remove conflicting Visual Studio compiler (Windows only)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          del "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\bin\HostX86\x64\cl.exe"
+          del "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\bin\HostX86\x64\link.exe"
+
       - name: Install OS-specific conda dependencies
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ runner.os }}" == "Linux" ]]; then
@@ -46,14 +53,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install testing packages
         run: conda install -y -c conda-forge flake8 pytest psutil
 
+      - name: List the conda environment
+        run: conda list
+
       - name: Build and install the package
         run: pip -vv install .
         env:
           CPU_ONLY: 1
 
-      - name: List the conda environment
-        run: conda list
-
       - name: Lint with flake8
         run: |
           # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names