@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 // Test run({ watch: true, cwd, isolation: 'none' }) runs with different cwd while in watch mode and isolation none
 import * as common from '../common/index.mjs';
 import * as fixtures from '../common/fixtures.mjs';
+import { readdir, readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { run } from 'node:test';
 import { skipIfNoWatch } from '../common/watch.js';
 
 skipIfNoWatch();
 
+// Read the fixtures before watching them. On Windows, their first read can
+// update access times and trigger a restart without changing their contents.
+const cwd = fixtures.path('test-runner-watch');
+await Promise.all((await readdir(cwd)).map((file) => readFile(fixtures.path('test-runner-watch', file))));
+
 const controller = new AbortController();
 const stream = run({
-  cwd: fixtures.path('test-runner-watch'),
+  cwd,
   watch: true,
   signal: controller.signal,
   isolation: 'none',
 
@@ -5,8 +5,3 @@ prefix test-runner
 # sample-test                        : PASS,FLAKY
 
 [true] # This section applies to all platforms
-
-[$system==win32]
-# https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/66056
-test-run-watch-cwd-isolation-none: PASS, FLAKY
-test-run-watch-cwd-isolation-none-argv: PASS, FLAKY