diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index f4a539b0b0..bce418faf9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -121,6 +121,35 @@ jobs:
         LINUX_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINUX_SIGNING_KEY }}
         AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN }}
 
+  windows:
+    name: Windows Build
+    runs-on: "win-11"
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.24
+        cache: false
+
+    # Note: gcc.exe only works properly if the corresponding bin/ directory is
+    # contained in PATH.
+
+    - name: "Build (amd64)"
+      run: |
+        go run build/ci.go install -dlgo -arch amd64 -cc %GETH_CC%
+      env:
+        PATH: 'C:\msys64\mingw64\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\NSIS\;%PATH%'
+        GETH_CC: 'C:\msys64\mingw64\bin\gcc.exe'
+
+    - name: "Build (386)"
+      run: |
+        go run build/ci.go install -dlgo -arch 386 -cc %GETH_CC%
+      env:
+        PATH: 'C:\msys64\mingw32\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\NSIS\;%PATH%'
+        GETH_CC: 'C:\msys64\mingw32\bin\gcc.exe'
+
   docker:
     name: Docker Image
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags_legacy.go b/cmd/utils/flags_legacy.go
index b507b01428..239be03ad6 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags_legacy.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags_legacy.go
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ var DeprecatedFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	MinerNewPayloadTimeoutFlag,
 	MinerEtherbaseFlag,
 	MiningEnabledFlag,
+	MetricsEnabledExpensiveFlag,
+	EnablePersonal,
+	UnlockedAccountFlag,
+	InsecureUnlockAllowedFlag,
 }
 
 var (
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ var (
 	// Deprecated August 2023
 	TxLookupLimitFlag = &cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:     "txlookuplimit",
+		Hidden:   true,
 		Usage:    "Number of recent blocks to maintain transactions index for (default = about one year, 0 = entire chain) (deprecated, use history.transactions instead)",
 		Value:    ethconfig.Defaults.TransactionHistory,
 		Category: flags.DeprecatedCategory,