diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-node-modules.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-node-modules.yml
index 68e65fd129815..4ccefc8435bcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-node-modules.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-node-modules.yml
@@ -282,4 +282,4 @@ jobs:
           $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
           exec { node build/azure-pipelines/common/listNodeModules.ts .build/node_modules_list.txt }
           exec { mkdir -Force .build/node_modules_cache }
-          exec { 7z.exe a .build/node_modules_cache/cache.7z -mx3 `@.build/node_modules_list.txt }
+          exec { & "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\tar.exe" --posix -cf .build/node_modules_cache/cache.tzst --exclude cache.tzst -C . --files-from .build/node_modules_list.txt --force-local --use-compress-program "zstd -T0" }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-win32-test.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-win32-test.yml
index bd4a62d42fa26..ceda82f998a12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-win32-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-win32-test.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Extract node_modules cache
         if: steps.node-modules-cache.outputs.cache-hit == 'true'
         shell: pwsh
-        run: 7z.exe x .build/node_modules_cache/cache.7z -aoa
+        run: '& "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\tar.exe" -xf .build/node_modules_cache/cache.tzst -C . --force-local --use-compress-program "zstd -d"'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: steps.node-modules-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
           exec { node build/azure-pipelines/common/listNodeModules.ts .build/node_modules_list.txt }
           exec { mkdir -Force .build/node_modules_cache }
-          exec { 7z.exe a .build/node_modules_cache/cache.7z -mx3 `@.build/node_modules_list.txt }
+          exec { & "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\tar.exe" --posix -cf .build/node_modules_cache/cache.tzst --exclude cache.tzst -C . --files-from .build/node_modules_list.txt --force-local --use-compress-program "zstd -T0" }
 
       - name: Create .build folder
         shell: pwsh
diff --git a/build/.cachesalt b/build/.cachesalt
index a90b8e833cbf2..1c96e74a98463 100644
--- a/build/.cachesalt
+++ b/build/.cachesalt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2026-01-23T20:55:53.631Z
+2026-01-29T15:20:27.797Z
diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines/win32/product-build-win32-node-modules.yml b/build/azure-pipelines/win32/product-build-win32-node-modules.yml
index 6780073f57af7..bcb0704d7f261 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipelines/win32/product-build-win32-node-modules.yml
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines/win32/product-build-win32-node-modules.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,6 @@ jobs:
           $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
           exec { node build/azure-pipelines/common/listNodeModules.ts .build/node_modules_list.txt }
           exec { mkdir -Force .build/node_modules_cache }
-          exec { 7z.exe a .build/node_modules_cache/cache.7z -mx3 `@.build/node_modules_list.txt }
+          exec { & "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\tar.exe" --posix -cf .build/node_modules_cache/cache.tzst --exclude cache.tzst -C . --files-from .build/node_modules_list.txt --force-local --use-compress-program "zstd -T0" }
         condition: and(succeeded(), ne(variables.NODE_MODULES_RESTORED, 'true'))
         displayName: Create node_modules archive
diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines/win32/steps/product-build-win32-compile.yml b/build/azure-pipelines/win32/steps/product-build-win32-compile.yml
index d6412c2342090..39880ce784082 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipelines/win32/steps/product-build-win32-compile.yml
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines/win32/steps/product-build-win32-compile.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ steps:
       cacheHitVar: NODE_MODULES_RESTORED
     displayName: Restore node_modules cache
 
-  - powershell: 7z.exe x .build/node_modules_cache/cache.7z -aoa
+  - powershell: '& "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\tar.exe" -xf .build/node_modules_cache/cache.tzst -C . --force-local --use-compress-program "zstd -d"'
     condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables.NODE_MODULES_RESTORED, 'true'))
     displayName: Extract node_modules cache
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ steps:
       $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
       exec { node build/azure-pipelines/common/listNodeModules.ts .build/node_modules_list.txt }
       exec { mkdir -Force .build/node_modules_cache }
-      exec { 7z.exe a .build/node_modules_cache/cache.7z -mx3 `@.build/node_modules_list.txt }
+      exec { & "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\tar.exe" --posix -cf .build/node_modules_cache/cache.tzst --exclude cache.tzst -C . --files-from .build/node_modules_list.txt --force-local --use-compress-program "zstd -T0" }
     condition: and(succeeded(), ne(variables.NODE_MODULES_RESTORED, 'true'))
     displayName: Create node_modules archive