diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index c063329a7f11c9..d422214cb7b855 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -159,6 +159,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clean sccache stats
         run: '& "$Env:SCCACHE_PATH" --zero-stats'
 
+        # to get more information on the issue
+        # described in the next step
+      - name: Show which network ports are used
+        run: netstat -ban
+
+        # the case is the following:
+        # sccache: error: An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions. (os error 10013)
+        # This looks like the attempt to use
+        # a port below 1024 or a port
+        # which is occupied by another app
+      - name: Stop sccache server just in case
+        run: '& "$Env:SCCACHE_PATH" --stop-server'
+
       - name: Cmake build - OpenVINO
         run: cmake --build ${{ env.BUILD_DIR }} --parallel --config ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }} --verbose