diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 0021d1d991f9..1c0f5ed6a45d 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ executors:
     machine:
       image: windows-server-2019-vs2019:stable
       shell: bash.exe -eo pipefail
-    resource_class: windows.medium
+    resource_class: windows.xlarge
     environment:
       PLATFORM: windows
 
@@ -2581,21 +2581,21 @@ windows-workflow: &windows-workflow
     - node_modules_install:
         name: windows-node-modules-install
         executor: windows
-        resource_class: windows.medium
+        resource_class: windows.xlarge
         only-cache-for-root-user: true
 
     - build:
         name: windows-build
         context: test-runner:env-canary
         executor: windows
-        resource_class: windows.medium
+        resource_class: windows.xlarge
         requires:
           - windows-node-modules-install
 
     - run-app-integration-tests-chrome:
         name: windows-run-app-integration-tests-chrome
         executor: windows
-        resource_class: windows.medium
+        resource_class: windows.xlarge
         context: test-runner:launchpad-tests
         requires:
           - windows-build
@@ -2603,7 +2603,7 @@ windows-workflow: &windows-workflow
     - run-launchpad-integration-tests-chrome:
         name: windows-run-launchpad-integration-tests-chrome
         executor: windows
-        resource_class: windows.medium
+        resource_class: windows.xlarge
         context: test-runner:launchpad-tests
         requires:
           - windows-build
@@ -2619,7 +2619,7 @@ windows-workflow: &windows-workflow
         <<: *full-windows-workflow-filters
         name: windows-unit-tests
         executor: windows
-        resource_class: windows.medium
+        resource_class: windows.xlarge
         requires:
           - windows-build
 
@@ -2627,7 +2627,7 @@ windows-workflow: &windows-workflow
         <<: *full-windows-workflow-filters
         name: windows-create-build-artifacts
         executor: windows
-        resource_class: windows.medium
+        resource_class: windows.xlarge
         context:
           - test-runner:sign-windows-binary
           - test-runner:upload
diff --git a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/subscriptions/authChange-subscription.cy.ts b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/subscriptions/authChange-subscription.cy.ts
index ce1638901648..6ea15de793d6 100644
--- a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/subscriptions/authChange-subscription.cy.ts
+++ b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/subscriptions/authChange-subscription.cy.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ describe('authChange subscription', () => {
 
     it('responds to authChange subscription for login', () => {
       cy.contains('Log In')
+      cy.wait(500)
       cy.withCtx(async (ctx) => {
         await ctx.actions.auth.login()
       })
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ describe('authChange subscription', () => {
       setActiveUser()
       cy.reload() // Reload to show the latest state
       cy.contains('Test User')
+      cy.wait(500)
       cy.withCtx(async (ctx) => {
         await ctx.actions.auth.logout()
       })
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ describe('authChange subscription', () => {
 
     it('responds to authChange subscription for login', () => {
       cy.contains('Log In')
+      cy.wait(500)
       cy.withCtx(async (ctx) => {
         await ctx.actions.auth.login()
       })
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ describe('authChange subscription', () => {
       setActiveUser()
       cy.reload() // Reload to show the latest state
       cy.contains('Test User')
+      cy.wait(500)
       cy.withCtx(async (ctx) => {
         await ctx.actions.auth.logout()
       })
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ describe('authChange subscription', () => {
 
     it('responds to authChange subscription for login', () => {
       cy.contains('Log In')
+      cy.wait(500)
       cy.withCtx(async (ctx) => {
         await ctx.actions.auth.login()
       })
@@ -95,6 +100,7 @@ describe('authChange subscription', () => {
       setActiveUser()
       cy.visitLaunchpad()
       cy.contains('Test User')
+      cy.wait(500)
       cy.withCtx(async (ctx) => {
         await ctx.actions.auth.logout()
       })
diff --git a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/top-nav.cy.ts b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/top-nav.cy.ts
index 0c75a2095b71..2fd31713cadf 100644
--- a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/top-nav.cy.ts
+++ b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/top-nav.cy.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ describe('App Top Nav Workflows', () => {
           const oldFetch = ctx.util.fetch
 
           o.sinon.stub(ctx.util, 'fetch').callsFake(async (url: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit) => {
+            await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500))
             if (['https://download.cypress.io/desktop.json', 'https://registry.npmjs.org/cypress'].includes(String(url))) {
               throw new Error(String(url))
             }
diff --git a/packages/data-context/src/data/ProjectConfigIpc.ts b/packages/data-context/src/data/ProjectConfigIpc.ts
index c287d58bb7b9..ade85bb69a9b 100644
--- a/packages/data-context/src/data/ProjectConfigIpc.ts
+++ b/packages/data-context/src/data/ProjectConfigIpc.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ import inspector from 'inspector'
 import debugLib from 'debug'
 import { autoBindDebug, hasTypeScriptInstalled } from '../util'
 import _ from 'lodash'
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'url'
 
 const pkg = require('@packages/root')
 const debug = debugLib(`cypress:lifecycle:ProjectConfigIpc`)
 
 const CHILD_PROCESS_FILE_PATH = require.resolve('@packages/server/lib/plugins/child/require_async_child')
 
-const tsNodeEsm = require.resolve('ts-node/esm/transpile-only')
+const tsNodeEsm = pathToFileURL(require.resolve('ts-node/esm/transpile-only')).href
 const tsNode = require.resolve('@packages/server/lib/plugins/child/register_ts_node')
 
 export type IpcHandler = (ipc: ProjectConfigIpc) => void
diff --git a/packages/launchpad/cypress/e2e/slow-network.cy.ts b/packages/launchpad/cypress/e2e/slow-network.cy.ts
index 00fc56dad960..b15e78e8ef42 100644
--- a/packages/launchpad/cypress/e2e/slow-network.cy.ts
+++ b/packages/launchpad/cypress/e2e/slow-network.cy.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ describe('slow network: launchpad', () => {
     cy.visitLaunchpad()
     cy.get('[data-cy=top-nav-cypress-version-current-link]').should('not.exist')
     cy.contains('Log In')
+    cy.wait(500)
     cy.withCtx(async (ctx, o) => {
       o.testState.pendingFetches.map((f) => f.resolve())
     })