diff --git a/.github/workflows/template-tauri-build-windows-x64.yml b/.github/workflows/template-tauri-build-windows-x64.yml
index 3f0fc6193..f9204471c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template-tauri-build-windows-x64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template-tauri-build-windows-x64.yml
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ on:
         value: ${{ jobs.build-windows-x64.outputs.FILE_NAME }}
       MSI_FILE_NAME:
         value: ${{ jobs.build-windows-x64.outputs.MSI_FILE_NAME }}
-      PORTABLE_FILE_NAME:
-        value: ${{ jobs.build-windows-x64.outputs.PORTABLE_FILE_NAME }}
+      # PORTABLE_FILE_NAME:
+      #   value: ${{ jobs.build-windows-x64.outputs.PORTABLE_FILE_NAME }}
 
 jobs:
   build-windows-x64:
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       WIN_SIG: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.WIN_SIG }}
       FILE_NAME: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.FILE_NAME }}
       MSI_FILE_NAME: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.MSI_FILE_NAME }}
-      PORTABLE_FILE_NAME: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.PORTABLE_FILE_NAME }}
+      # PORTABLE_FILE_NAME: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.PORTABLE_FILE_NAME }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
@@ -258,12 +258,12 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             ./src-tauri/target/release/bundle/msi/*.msi
 
-      - name: Upload Portable Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: jan-windows-portable-${{ inputs.new_version }}
-          path: |
-            ./src-tauri/target/release/Jan*.exe
+      # - name: Upload Portable Artifact
+      #   uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      #   with:
+      #     name: jan-windows-portable-${{ inputs.new_version }}
+      #     path: |
+      #       ./src-tauri/target/release/Jan*.exe
 
       ## Set output filename for windows
       - name: Set output filename for windows
@@ -275,31 +275,19 @@ jobs:
             WIN_SIG=$(cat Jan-${{ inputs.channel }}_${{ inputs.new_version }}_x64-setup.exe.sig)
 
             MSI_FILE="Jan-${{ inputs.channel }}_${{ inputs.new_version }}_x64_en-US.msi"
-            PORTABLE_FILE_NAME="Jan-${{ inputs.channel }}_${{ inputs.new_version }}_x64-portable.exe"
+            # PORTABLE_FILE_NAME="Jan-${{ inputs.channel }}_${{ inputs.new_version }}_x64-portable.exe"
           else
             FILE_NAME=Jan_${{ inputs.new_version }}_x64-setup.exe
             WIN_SIG=$(cat Jan_${{ inputs.new_version }}_x64-setup.exe.sig)
 
             MSI_FILE="Jan_${{ inputs.new_version }}_x64_en-US.msi"
-            PORTABLE_FILE_NAME="Jan_${{ inputs.new_version }}_x64-portable.exe"
+            # PORTABLE_FILE_NAME="Jan_${{ inputs.new_version }}_x64-portable.exe"
           fi
-          # go to ./src-tauri/target/release
-          cd ../..
-
-          # find the actual portable exe produced by the build
-          PORTABLE_SRC=$(ls -1 Jan*.exe | head -n 1)
-          if [ -z "$PORTABLE_SRC" ] || [ ! -f "$PORTABLE_SRC" ]; then
-            echo "Error: portable exe matching 'Jan*.exe' not found in $(pwd)" >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          # copy to deterministic versioned filename
-          cp "$PORTABLE_SRC" "$PORTABLE_FILE_NAME"
-          echo "Portable exe: $PORTABLE_SRC -> $PORTABLE_FILE_NAME"
 
           echo "::set-output name=WIN_SIG::$WIN_SIG"
           echo "::set-output name=FILE_NAME::$FILE_NAME"
           echo "::set-output name=MSI_FILE_NAME::$MSI_FILE"
-          echo "::set-output name=PORTABLE_FILE_NAME::$PORTABLE_FILE_NAME"
+          # echo "::set-output name=PORTABLE_FILE_NAME::$PORTABLE_FILE_NAME"
         id: metadata
 
       ## Upload to s3 for nightly and beta
@@ -329,13 +317,13 @@ jobs:
           asset_name: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.FILE_NAME }}
           asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
 
-      - name: Upload portable exe to release (github)
-        if: inputs.public_provider == 'github'
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ inputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ./src-tauri/target/release/${{ steps.metadata.outputs.PORTABLE_FILE_NAME }}
-          asset_name: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.PORTABLE_FILE_NAME }}
-          asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+      # - name: Upload portable exe to release (github)
+      #   if: inputs.public_provider == 'github'
+      #   env:
+      #     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      #   uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+      #   with:
+      #     upload_url: ${{ inputs.upload_url }}
+      #     asset_path: ./src-tauri/target/release/${{ steps.metadata.outputs.PORTABLE_FILE_NAME }}
+      #     asset_name: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.PORTABLE_FILE_NAME }}
+      #     asset_content_type: application/octet-stream