diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index fb89732..cf76b45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 90
-    # Windows Ghidra tests may exceed timeout on GH Actions free runners
-    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -196,7 +194,6 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 90
-    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -268,7 +265,6 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 90
-    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/src/ghidra/bridge.rs b/src/ghidra/bridge.rs
index 0690cea..da71473 100644
--- a/src/ghidra/bridge.rs
+++ b/src/ghidra/bridge.rs
@@ -405,6 +405,32 @@ pub fn stop_bridge(project_path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
                     .args(["/PID", &pid.to_string(), "/F", "/T"])
                     .output();
             }
+
+            // Wait for the process to actually die after SIGTERM/taskkill.
+            // Without this, the JVM may still hold the project lock when the
+            // next bridge tries to start (causes intermittent CI failures).
+            for _ in 0..100 {
+                if !is_pid_alive(pid) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+            }
+
+            // Last resort: SIGKILL if SIGTERM wasn't enough
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            if is_pid_alive(pid) {
+                warn!("SIGKILL bridge process {} (SIGTERM didn't work)", pid);
+                unsafe {
+                    libc::kill(pid as i32, libc::SIGKILL);
+                }
+                // Brief wait for SIGKILL to take effect
+                for _ in 0..20 {
+                    if !is_pid_alive(pid) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ghidra/scripts/GhidraCliBridge.java b/src/ghidra/scripts/GhidraCliBridge.java
index a32de24..0fd2883 100644
--- a/src/ghidra/scripts/GhidraCliBridge.java
+++ b/src/ghidra/scripts/GhidraCliBridge.java
@@ -1113,6 +1113,9 @@ public class GhidraCliBridge extends GhidraScript {
 
         try {
             JsonArray results = new JsonArray();
+
+            // Phase 1: Search pre-analyzed string data types from the listing.
+            // This is fast and returns strings Ghidra's analyzer has already classified.
             Listing listing = currentProgram.getListing();
             DataIterator dataIter = listing.getDefinedData(true);
 
@@ -1132,6 +1135,32 @@ public class GhidraCliBridge extends GhidraScript {
                 }
             }
 
+            // Phase 2: If listing search found nothing and we have a pattern,
+            // fall back to raw memory scanning. This catches strings that Ghidra's
+            // analyzer didn't classify as string data types (common on PE binaries).
+            if (results.size() == 0 && !pattern.isEmpty()) {
+                Memory memory = currentProgram.getMemory();
+                byte[] searchBytes = pattern.getBytes(java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+
+                Address addr = memory.getMinAddress();
+                while (addr != null && results.size() < 100) {
+                    Address found = memory.findBytes(addr, searchBytes, null, true, monitor);
+                    if (found == null) break;
+
+                    // Try to extract the full null-terminated string at this address
+                    String extracted = extractStringAt(memory, found, 4096);
+                    if (extracted != null && !extracted.isEmpty()) {
+                        JsonObject item = new JsonObject();
+                        item.addProperty("address", found.toString());
+                        item.addProperty("value", extracted);
+                        item.addProperty("length", extracted.length());
+                        results.add(item);
+                    }
+
+                    addr = found.add(Math.max(1, extracted != null ? extracted.length() : 1));
+                }
+            }
+
             JsonObject result = new JsonObject();
             result.add("results", results);
             result.addProperty("count", results.size());
@@ -1141,6 +1170,25 @@ public class GhidraCliBridge extends GhidraScript {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Extract a printable string starting at the given address.
+     * Reads until a null byte, non-printable character, or maxLen is reached.
+     */
+    private String extractStringAt(Memory memory, Address addr, int maxLen) {
+        try {
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+            for (int i = 0; i < maxLen; i++) {
+                byte b = memory.getByte(addr.add(i));
+                if (b == 0) break;
+                if (b < 0x20 || b > 0x7e) break; // non-printable ASCII
+                sb.append((char) b);
+            }
+            return sb.length() > 0 ? sb.toString() : null;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     private JsonObject handleFindBytes(JsonObject args) {
         if (currentProgram == null) return errorResult("No program loaded");
 
diff --git a/tests/common/mod.rs b/tests/common/mod.rs
index cafb826..2c02cfa 100644
--- a/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ pub fn ensure_test_project(project: &str, program: &str) {
 /// Tests connect to it via TCP using BridgeClient.
 pub struct DaemonTestHarness {
     port: u16,
+    pid: Option<u32>,
     data_dir: PathBuf,
     project: String,
     project_path: PathBuf,
@@ -166,8 +167,14 @@ impl DaemonTestHarness {
         // Read port from port file
         let port = Self::wait_for_port(&project_path, Duration::from_secs(120))?;
 
+        // Store PID now so Drop can wait for it even if restart deletes the PID file
+        let pid = ghidra_cli::ghidra::bridge::read_pid_file(&project_path)
+            .ok()
+            .flatten();
+
         Ok(Self {
             port,
+            pid,
             data_dir,
             project: project.to_string(),
             project_path,
@@ -234,25 +241,35 @@ impl DaemonTestHarness {
 
 impl Drop for DaemonTestHarness {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        // Read PID BEFORE shutdown (Java deletes PID file during shutdown)
-        let pid = ghidra_cli::ghidra::bridge::read_pid_file(&self.project_path)
+        // Read current PID from file (may differ from self.pid if restart changed it)
+        let file_pid = ghidra_cli::ghidra::bridge::read_pid_file(&self.project_path)
             .ok()
             .flatten();
 
         // Use stop_bridge for proper graceful shutdown + force-kill
         let _ = ghidra_cli::ghidra::bridge::stop_bridge(&self.project_path);
 
-        // Wait for process to fully exit and release project lock.
-        // Critical on Windows where JVM cleanup is slow.
-        if let Some(pid) = pid {
-            let max_wait = if cfg!(windows) {
-                Duration::from_secs(30)
-            } else {
-                Duration::from_secs(10)
-            };
+        // Collect all PIDs we need to wait for (original + current, deduplicated)
+        let mut pids_to_wait: Vec<u32> = Vec::new();
+        if let Some(pid) = file_pid {
+            pids_to_wait.push(pid);
+        }
+        if let Some(pid) = self.pid {
+            if !pids_to_wait.contains(&pid) {
+                pids_to_wait.push(pid);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Wait for ALL known processes to fully exit and release project lock.
+        let max_wait = if cfg!(windows) {
+            Duration::from_secs(30)
+        } else {
+            Duration::from_secs(15)
+        };
+        for pid in &pids_to_wait {
             let start = std::time::Instant::now();
             while start.elapsed() < max_wait {
-                if !ghidra_cli::ghidra::bridge::is_pid_alive(pid) {
+                if !ghidra_cli::ghidra::bridge::is_pid_alive(*pid) {
                     break;
                 }
                 std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500));
diff --git a/tests/readonly_tests.rs b/tests/readonly_tests.rs
index 5e0839c..c0a285a 100644
--- a/tests/readonly_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/readonly_tests.rs
@@ -1267,7 +1267,9 @@ fn test_batch_invalid_file() {
 
     result.assert_failure();
     assert!(
-        result.stderr.contains("not found") || result.stderr.contains("No such file"),
+        result.stderr.contains("not found")
+            || result.stderr.contains("No such file")
+            || result.stderr.contains("cannot find"),
         "Should contain file-not-found error. Got: {}",
         result.stderr
     );