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+name: .NET
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+env:
+  DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE: true
+  DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: true
+  IGNORE_NORMALISATION_GIT_HEAD_MOVE: 1
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0 # avoid shallow clone
+    - name: Setup .NET
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+      with:
+        dotnet-version: 8.0.x
+    - name: Restore dependencies
+      run: dotnet tool restore
+    - name: Build
+      run: dotnet cake --target AppVeyor --verbosity Diagnostic