diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-x86.yaml b/.github/workflows/windows-x86.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f648d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-x86.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+name: windows-x86
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/windows-x86.yaml'
+      - '.github/scripts/test-online-transducer.sh'
+      - 'CMakeLists.txt'
+      - 'cmake/**'
+      - 'sherpa-onnx/csrc/*'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/windows-x86.yaml'
+      - '.github/scripts/test-online-transducer.sh'
+      - 'CMakeLists.txt'
+      - 'cmake/**'
+      - 'sherpa-onnx/csrc/*'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: windows-x86-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  windows_x86:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    name: ${{ matrix.vs-version }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - vs-version: vs2015
+            toolset-version: v140
+            os: windows-2019
+
+          - vs-version: vs2017
+            toolset-version: v141
+            os: windows-2019
+
+          - vs-version: vs2019
+            toolset-version: v142
+            os: windows-2022
+
+          - vs-version: vs2022
+            toolset-version: v143
+            os: windows-2022
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Configure CMake
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir build
+          cd build
+          cmake -T ${{ matrix.toolset-version}},host=x64 -A Win32 -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
+
+      - name: Build sherpa-onnx for windows
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          cd build
+          cmake --build . --config Release -- -m:2
+
+          ls -lh ./bin/Release/sherpa-onnx.exe
+
+      - name: Test sherpa-onnx for Windows x86
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          export PATH=$PWD/build/bin/Release:$PATH
+          export EXE=sherpa-onnx.exe
+
+          .github/scripts/test-online-transducer.sh
+
+      - name: Test online transducer (C API)
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          export PATH=$PWD/build/bin/Release:$PATH
+          export EXE=decode-file-c-api.exe
+
+          .github/scripts/test-online-transducer.sh
diff --git a/cmake/asio.cmake b/cmake/asio.cmake
index 221e10b6..68ab97f8 100644
--- a/cmake/asio.cmake
+++ b/cmake/asio.cmake
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function(download_asio)
 
   foreach(f IN LISTS possible_file_locations)
     if(EXISTS ${f})
-      set(asio_URL  "file://${f}")
+      set(asio_URL  "${f}")
       set(asio_URL2)
       break()
     endif()
diff --git a/cmake/googletest.cmake b/cmake/googletest.cmake
index 4d20c258..2907f7c7 100644
--- a/cmake/googletest.cmake
+++ b/cmake/googletest.cmake
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function(download_googltest)
 
   foreach(f IN LISTS possible_file_locations)
     if(EXISTS ${f})
-      set(googletest_URL  "file://${f}")
+      set(googletest_URL  "${f}")
       set(googletest_URL2)
       break()
     endif()
diff --git a/cmake/kaldi-native-fbank.cmake b/cmake/kaldi-native-fbank.cmake
index f70b9625..240aae98 100644
--- a/cmake/kaldi-native-fbank.cmake
+++ b/cmake/kaldi-native-fbank.cmake
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function(download_kaldi_native_fbank)
 
   foreach(f IN LISTS possible_file_locations)
     if(EXISTS ${f})
-      set(kaldi_native_fbank_URL  "file://${f}")
+      set(kaldi_native_fbank_URL  "${f}")
       set(kaldi_native_fbank_URL2 )
       break()
     endif()
diff --git a/cmake/onnxruntime.cmake b/cmake/onnxruntime.cmake
index 104ca8af..b250d513 100644
--- a/cmake/onnxruntime.cmake
+++ b/cmake/onnxruntime.cmake
@@ -52,10 +52,12 @@ function(download_onnxruntime)
     # ./include
     #    It contains all the needed header files
   elseif(WIN32)
-    # If you don't have access to the Internet,
-    # please pre-download onnxruntime
+    message(STATUS "CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME: ${CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME}")
 
     if(CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME STREQUAL Win32)
+      # If you don't have access to the Internet,
+      # please pre-download onnxruntime
+      #
       # for 32-bit windows
       set(possible_file_locations
         $ENV{HOME}/Downloads/onnxruntime-win-x86-1.14.0.zip
@@ -68,6 +70,9 @@ function(download_onnxruntime)
       set(onnxruntime_URL2 "https://huggingface.co/csukuangfj/sherpa-onnx-cmake-deps/resolve/main/onnxruntime-win-x86-1.14.0.zip")
       set(onnxruntime_HASH "SHA256=4214b130db602cbf31a6f26f25377ab077af0cf03c4ddd4651283e1fb68f56cf")
     else()
+      # If you don't have access to the Internet,
+      # please pre-download onnxruntime
+      #
       # for 64-bit windows
       set(possible_file_locations
         $ENV{HOME}/Downloads/onnxruntime-win-x64-1.14.0.zip
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ function(download_onnxruntime)
 
   foreach(f IN LISTS possible_file_locations)
     if(EXISTS ${f})
-      set(onnxruntime_URL  "file://${f}")
+      set(onnxruntime_URL  "${f}")
       set(onnxruntime_URL2)
       break()
     endif()
diff --git a/cmake/portaudio.cmake b/cmake/portaudio.cmake
index 01cb73a6..2b842921 100644
--- a/cmake/portaudio.cmake
+++ b/cmake/portaudio.cmake
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function(download_portaudio)
 
   foreach(f IN LISTS possible_file_locations)
     if(EXISTS ${f})
-      set(portaudio_URL  "file://${f}")
+      set(portaudio_URL  "${f}")
       set(portaudio_URL2)
       break()
     endif()
diff --git a/cmake/pybind11.cmake b/cmake/pybind11.cmake
index b32941de..30e141ad 100644
--- a/cmake/pybind11.cmake
+++ b/cmake/pybind11.cmake
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function(download_pybind11)
 
   foreach(f IN LISTS possible_file_locations)
     if(EXISTS ${f})
-      set(pybind11_URL  "file://${f}")
+      set(pybind11_URL  "${f}")
       set(pybind11_URL2)
       break()
     endif()
diff --git a/cmake/websocketpp.cmake b/cmake/websocketpp.cmake
index 35eddc90..f0e6b3dd 100644
--- a/cmake/websocketpp.cmake
+++ b/cmake/websocketpp.cmake
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function(download_websocketpp)
 
   foreach(f IN LISTS possible_file_locations)
     if(EXISTS ${f})
-      set(websocketpp_URL  "file://${f}")
+      set(websocketpp_URL  "${f}")
       set(websocketpp_URL2)
       break()
     endif()