diff --git a/.circleci/workflows.yml b/.circleci/workflows.yml
index 686e662911a3..778537e0bfcb 100644
--- a/.circleci/workflows.yml
+++ b/.circleci/workflows.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ mainBuildFilters: &mainBuildFilters
         - /^release\/\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/
         # use the following branch as well to ensure that v8 snapshot cache updates are fully tested
         - 'update-v8-snapshot-cache-on-develop'
+        - 'lmiller/fixing-vite-windows'
 
 # usually we don't build Mac app - it takes a long time
 # but sometimes we want to really confirm we are doing the right thing
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ windowsWorkflowFilters: &windows-workflow-filters
     or:
     - equal: [ develop, << pipeline.git.branch >> ]
     # use the following branch as well to ensure that v8 snapshot cache updates are fully tested
+    - equal: [ 'lmiller/fixing-vite-windows', << pipeline.git.branch >> ]
     - equal: [ 'update-v8-snapshot-cache-on-develop', << pipeline.git.branch >> ]
     - matches:
         pattern: /^release\/\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ commands:
       - run:
           name: Check current branch to persist artifacts
           command: |
-            if [[ "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" != "develop" && "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" != "release/"* ]]; then
+            if [[ "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" != "develop" && "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" != "release/"* && "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" != "lmiller/fixing-vite-windows" ]]; then
               echo "Not uploading artifacts or posting install comment for this branch."
               circleci-agent step halt
             fi
diff --git a/npm/vite-dev-server/client/initCypressTests.js b/npm/vite-dev-server/client/initCypressTests.js
index 57b983ca8fd2..f0602c119eb3 100644
--- a/npm/vite-dev-server/client/initCypressTests.js
+++ b/npm/vite-dev-server/client/initCypressTests.js
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ if (supportFile) {
 
 // Using relative path wouldn't allow to load tests outside Vite project root folder
 // So we use the "@fs" bit to load the test file using its absolute path
-const testFileAbsolutePathRoute = `${devServerPublicPathRoute}/@fs${CypressInstance.spec.absolute}`
+// Normalize path to not include a leading slash (different on Win32 vs Unix)
+const normalizedAbsolutePath = CypressInstance.spec.absolute.replace(/^\//, '')
+const testFileAbsolutePathRoute = `${devServerPublicPathRoute}/@fs/${normalizedAbsolutePath}`
 
 /* Spec file import logic */
 // We need a slash before /src/my-spec.js, this does not happen by default.