diff --git a/.github/workflows/cppcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/cppcheck.yml
index c4357ead0..55916fb9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cppcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cppcheck.yml
@@ -5,13 +5,18 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 jobs:
   cppcheck:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 30
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
     - name: Install CppCheck
+      timeout-minutes: 15
       run: |
+        if [[ -f /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt ]]; then
+          sudo sed -i '/azure\.archive\.ubuntu\.com/d' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
+        fi
         sudo -H apt-get update -y
-        sudo -H apt-get install cppcheck
+        sudo -H apt-get install -y cppcheck
       env:
         DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
     - name: Run Cppcheck
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_windows.yml b/.github/workflows/run_windows.yml
index 344e510cc..8e36efd4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_windows.yml
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ jobs:
       shell: cmd
     - name: PSD Welch Nyquist Overlap Python Test
       run: python %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\python_package\examples\tests\psd_welch_nyquist_overlap.py
+      shell: cmd
     - name: Wavelet Buffer Size Python Test
       run: python %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\python_package\examples\tests\wavelet_buffer_size.py
       shell: cmd
diff --git a/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml b/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
index 9dc098137..0061f83ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 jobs:
   RunValgrind:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 90
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -15,15 +16,19 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     # compile and prepare env
     - name: Clone Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
     - name: Setup CMake
       uses: lukka/get-cmake@v4.3.2
       with:
         cmakeVersion: '3.21.4'
     - name: Install Dependencies
+      timeout-minutes: 20
       run: |
+        if [[ -f /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt ]]; then
+          sudo sed -i '/azure\.archive\.ubuntu\.com/d' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
+        fi
         sudo -H apt-get update -y
-        sudo -H apt-get install -y libbluetooth-dev
+        sudo -H apt-get install -y libbluetooth-dev valgrind python3-setuptools python3-pygments
       env:
         DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
     - name: Compile BrainFlow
@@ -54,22 +59,10 @@ jobs:
         cd build
         cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/installed -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
         make
-    - name: Install Valgrind
-      run: |
-        sudo -H apt-get update -y
-        sudo -H apt-get install -y valgrind
-      env:
-        DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
-    - name: Install Python 3.10
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+    - name: Install Python 3.11
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v7
       with:
         python-version: '3.11'
-    - name: Install Python Dependencies
-      run: |
-        sudo -H apt-get update -y
-        sudo -H apt-get install -y python3-setuptools python3-pygments
-      env:
-        DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
     - name: Install Emulator
       run: |
         cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/emulator