diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index f8fca23..a18c320 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         config:
           - {os: macOS-13,   r: 'release'}
           - {os: macOS-14,   r: 'release'}
-          - {os: windows-latest, r: '4.1'}
+          - {os: windows-2019,   r: '4.1'}
           - {os: windows-latest, r: 'release'}
           - {os: windows-latest, r: 'devel'}
           - {os: ubuntu-20.04,   r: 'devel', http-user-agent: 'release'}
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ jobs:
       - if: runner.os == 'linux'
         run: sudo systemctl restart mongod
 
-      - name: MongoDB in GitHub Actions
-        if: runner.os == 'windows'
-        uses: supercharge/mongodb-github-action@1.10.0
+      - if: runner.os == 'windows'
+        run: |
+          Set-Service mongodb -StartupType Automatic
+          Start-Service -Name MongoDB
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with: