diff --git a/providers/os/detector/windows/build_version_windows.go b/providers/os/detector/windows/build_version_windows.go
index 81812ae142..48ccaf4b56 100644
--- a/providers/os/detector/windows/build_version_windows.go
+++ b/providers/os/detector/windows/build_version_windows.go
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@ package windows
 import (
 	"runtime"
 
-	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v9/providers/os/connection"
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v9/providers/os/connection/shared"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/registry"
 )
 
 func GetWindowsOSBuild(conn shared.Connection) (*WindowsCurrentVersion, error) {
 	// if we are running locally on windows, we want to avoid using powershell to be faster
-	if conn.Type() == connection.Local && runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+	if conn.Type() == shared.Type_Local && runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		k, err := registry.OpenKey(registry.LOCAL_MACHINE, `SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion`, registry.QUERY_VALUE)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/providers/os/detector/windows/wmi_windows.go b/providers/os/detector/windows/wmi_windows.go
index dcb4cf8496..51ec148382 100644
--- a/providers/os/detector/windows/wmi_windows.go
+++ b/providers/os/detector/windows/wmi_windows.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	wmi "github.com/StackExchange/wmi"
-	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v9/providers/os/connection"
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v9/providers/os/connection/shared"
 )
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ const wmiOSQuery = "SELECT Name, Caption, Manufacturer, OSArchitecture, Version,
 
 func GetWmiInformation(conn shared.Connection) (*WmicOSInformation, error) {
 	// if we are running locally on windows, we want to avoid using powershell to be faster
-	if conn.Type() == connection.Local && runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+	if conn.Type() == shared.Type_Local && runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 
 		// we always get a list or entries
 		type win32_OperatingSystem struct {
diff --git a/providers/os/id/platformid/win_guid_windows.go b/providers/os/id/platformid/win_guid_windows.go
index 9aca9a19d8..14e6601b73 100644
--- a/providers/os/id/platformid/win_guid_windows.go
+++ b/providers/os/id/platformid/win_guid_windows.go
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 
 	wmi "github.com/StackExchange/wmi"
-	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v9/providers/os/connection"
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v9/providers/os/connection/shared"
 )
 
 func windowsMachineId(conn shared.Connection) (string, error) {
 	// if we are running locally on windows, we want to avoid using powershell to be faster
-	if conn.Type() == connection.Local && runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+	if conn.Type() == shared.Type_Local && runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		// we always get a list or entries
 		type win32ComputerSystemProduct struct {
 			UUID *string