diff --git a/.github/scripts/win-check.sh b/.github/scripts/win-check.sh
index f98250ff8ab..cd3acc5da91 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/win-check.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/win-check.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ gcc --version
 cd "$(cygpath ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE})"
 sed -i.bak 's|$(GIT) svn info|./.github/scripts/svn-info.sh|' src/include/Makefile.win
 curl -sSL https://curl.se/ca/cacert.pem > etc/curl-ca-bundle.crt
-./tools/rsync-recommended
+#./tools/rsync-recommended
+./.github/scripts/wget-recommended.sh
 ./.github/scripts/svn-info.sh
 
 # Download the TCL bundle required by tcltk package
diff --git a/.github/scripts/win-installer.sh b/.github/scripts/win-installer.sh
index 2c218dc9fdb..22dcecc5d22 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/win-installer.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/win-installer.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ gcc --version
 cd "$(cygpath ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE})"
 sed -i.bak 's|$(GIT) svn info|./.github/scripts/svn-info.sh|' src/include/Makefile.win
 curl -sSL https://curl.se/ca/cacert.pem > etc/curl-ca-bundle.crt
-./tools/rsync-recommended
+#./tools/rsync-recommended
+./.github/scripts/wget-recommended.sh
 ./.github/scripts/svn-info.sh
 
 # Download the TCL bundle required by tcltk package