diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 5d9850bc7..2d5a80e04 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -24,3 +24,14 @@ test/index_dos.sam -text
 # Remove the text attribute from various faidx test files
 test/faidx/faidx*.fa* -text
 test/faidx/fastqs*.fq* -text
+test/fastq/*.fa -text
+test/fastq/*.fq -text
+*.tst -text
+*.out -text
+*.crai    -text
+*.bai     -text
+*.csi     -text
+*.gzi     -text
+*.bcf     -text
+*.sam     -text
+*.sam.gz  -text
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
index b6f7cc99d..9a81ece69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         export MSYSTEM=MINGW64
         autoreconf -i
         ./configure
-        make -j32
+        make -j6
     - name: Check Htslib
       shell: msys2 {0}
       run: |
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 99142c865..5f504e6d5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -588,6 +588,9 @@ SRC = $(srcprefix)
 # If using MSYS, avoid poor shell expansion via:
 #    MSYS2_ARG_CONV_EXCL="*" make check
 check test: all $(HTSCODECS_TEST_TARGETS)
+	hexdump -C test/fastq/minimal.fq
+	hexdump -C test/fastq/minimal.sam
+	./test/test_view test/fastq/minimal.fq | hexdump -C
 	test/hts_endian
 	test/test_expr
 	test/test_kfunc