diff --git a/.github/actions/infrastructure/path-filters/action.yml b/.github/actions/infrastructure/path-filters/action.yml
index 78426bdff03..61ffa00a442 100644
--- a/.github/actions/infrastructure/path-filters/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/infrastructure/path-filters/action.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ outputs:
   buildModuleChanged:
     description: 'Build module changes'
     value: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.buildModuleChanged }}
+  packagingChanged:
+    description: 'Packaging related changes'
+    value: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.packagingChanged }}
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
@@ -83,7 +86,22 @@ runs:
 
           const buildModuleChanged = files.some(file => file.filename.startsWith('build.psm1'));
 
-          const source = mainSourceChanged || toolsChanged || githubChanged || propsChanged || testsChanged;
+          const globalConfigChanged = files.some(file => file.filename.startsWith('.globalconfig')) || files.some(file => file.filename.startsWith('nuget.config')) || files.some(file => file.filename.startsWith('global.json'));
+
+          const packagingChanged = files.some(file => 
+            file.filename === '.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml' ||
+            file.filename.startsWith('assets/wix/') ||
+            file.filename === 'PowerShell.Common.props' ||
+            file.filename.match(/^src\/.*\.csproj$/) ||
+            file.filename.startsWith('test/packaging/windows/') ||
+            file.filename.startsWith('tools/packaging/') ||
+            file.filename.startsWith('tools/wix/')
+          ) ||
+            buildModuleChanged ||
+            globalConfigChanged ||
+            toolsCiPsm1Changed;
+
+          const source = mainSourceChanged || toolsChanged || githubChanged || propsChanged || testsChanged || globalConfigChanged;
 
           core.setOutput('toolsChanged', toolsChanged);
           core.setOutput('githubChanged', githubChanged);
@@ -91,6 +109,8 @@ runs:
           core.setOutput('testsChanged', testsChanged);
           core.setOutput('mainSourceChanged', mainSourceChanged);
           core.setOutput('buildModuleChanged', buildModuleChanged);
+          core.setOutput('globalConfigChanged', globalConfigChanged);
+          core.setOutput('packagingChanged', packagingChanged);
           core.setOutput('source', source);
 
     - name: Capture outputs
@@ -102,4 +122,5 @@ runs:
         Write-Verbose -Verbose "tests: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.testsChanged }}"
         Write-Verbose -Verbose "mainSource: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.mainSourceChanged }}"
         Write-Verbose -Verbose "buildModule: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.buildModuleChanged }}"
+        Write-Verbose -Verbose "packaging: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.packagingChanged }}"
       shell: pwsh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
index 2e392987cb0..e960c0c255f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ env:
   POWERSHELL_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: 1
   __SuppressAnsiEscapeSequences: 1
   nugetMultiFeedWarnLevel: none
+  SYSTEM_ARTIFACTSDIRECTORY: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts
+  BUILD_ARTIFACTSTAGINGDIRECTORY: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts
 jobs:
   changes:
     name: Change Detection
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     # Set job outputs to values from filter step
     outputs:
       source: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.source }}
+      packagingChanged: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.packagingChanged }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
@@ -156,6 +159,12 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 1000
       - name: Verify xUnit test results
         uses: "./.github/actions/test/verify_xunit"
+  windows_packaging:
+    name: Windows Packaging
+    needs:
+      - changes
+    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.packagingChanged == 'true' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/windows-packaging-reusable.yml
   ready_to_merge:
     name: windows ready to merge
     needs:
@@ -164,6 +173,7 @@ jobs:
       - windows_test_elevated_others
       - windows_test_unelevated_ci
       - windows_test_unelevated_others
+      - windows_packaging
     if: always()
     uses: PowerShell/compliance/.github/workflows/ready-to-merge.yml@v1.0.0
     with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-packaging-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-packaging-reusable.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a763544c62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-packaging-reusable.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+name: Windows Packaging (Reusable)
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+env:
+  GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS: "'core.autocrlf=false'"
+  DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: 1
+  POWERSHELL_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: 1
+  DOTNET_NOLOGO: 1
+  __SuppressAnsiEscapeSequences: 1
+  nugetMultiFeedWarnLevel: none
+  SYSTEM_ARTIFACTSDIRECTORY: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts
+  BUILD_ARTIFACTSTAGINGDIRECTORY: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts
+
+jobs:
+  package:
+    name: ${{ matrix.architecture }} - ${{ matrix.channel }}
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - architecture: x64
+            channel: preview
+            runtimePrefix: win7
+          - architecture: x86
+            channel: stable
+            runtimePrefix: win7
+          - architecture: x86
+            channel: preview
+            runtimePrefix: win7
+          - architecture: arm64
+            channel: preview
+            runtimePrefix: win
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1000
+
+      - name: Capture Environment
+        if: success() || failure()
+        run: |
+          Get-ChildItem -Path env: | Out-String -width 9999 -Stream | write-Verbose -Verbose
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: Capture PowerShell Version Table
+        if: success() || failure()
+        run: |
+          $PSVersionTable
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: Switch to Public Feeds
+        if: success()
+        run: |
+          Import-Module .\tools\ci.psm1
+          Switch-PSNugetConfig -Source Public
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: Setup .NET
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          global-json-file: ./global.json
+
+      - name: Bootstrap
+        if: success()
+        run: |
+          Import-Module .\tools\ci.psm1
+          Invoke-CIInstall -SkipUser
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: Build and Package
+        run: |
+          Import-Module .\tools\ci.psm1
+          New-CodeCoverageAndTestPackage
+          Invoke-CIFinish -Runtime ${{ matrix.runtimePrefix }}-${{ matrix.architecture }} -channel ${{ matrix.channel }}
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: Upload Build Artifacts
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: windows-packaging-${{ matrix.architecture }}-${{ matrix.channel }}
+          path: |
+            ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/**/*
+            !${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/**/*.pdb